Women held for unlicensed gun
Johannesburg – Police recently arrested two women for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition at a building at corner Helen Joseph and Nugget streets in the CBD.
Police spokesperson Captain Xoli Mbele said on 21 July police received a tip-off from a community member about two females in possession of a firearm. “Police rushed to the place and recovered a firearm with live rounds, and arrested two women aged 24 and 29,” he said.
Mbele added that preliminary investigation revealed that a man was robbed of his firearm on 16 July in the same building. “He failed to report it stolen and will be charged for firearm negligence,” he said.