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Firearm. File photo. (Getty Images / Gallo Images)
Two men from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, are expected to appear in court on Monday after their arrest for the week.
On Thursday around 8:00 a.m., officers from the Mitchells Plain Crime Prevention Unit were on routine patrol when they noticed a suspicious-looking man walking down Cathedral Street in Tafelsig.
When he saw the police officers, he tried to flee, said police spokesman Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana.
“Police detained a 24-year-old man. Upon searching him, they found tik, heroin and Mandrax of substantial value in his possession,” he said.
The second arrest occurred the next day when Mitchells Plain police were patrolling Morgenster Road, Beacon Valley, on Friday. They saw a group of suspicious-looking men who they believed were behind the attacks on travelers.
“Police had received information that the suspects were targeting community members on the way to work. When the members approached them, they ran [away]”Rwexana said.
Police arrested a 31-year-old man, who they found in possession of a 9mm pistol with 12 rounds of ammunition.
Both men are expected to appear in Mitchells Plain Magistrates Court Monday on charges related to the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and the possession of drugs.
