A Lesotho national who was arrested in Welkom, South Africa earlier this week for possession of an unlicensed firearm is expected to appear before the Welkom Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.
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July 3, 2019
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Mosotho nabbed in RSA for unlicensed gun
illegal gun suspect
According to a press statement released by the Free State Provincial Commander’s officer, the 34-year-old man was apprehended during a routine patrol by the Welkom Public Order Policing Reaction Team.
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The statement shows that the team saw two suspicious-looking men in Rheederpark who later identified themselves as Lesotho nationals. Upon their bodily search, police found a 7.65 pistol with rounds of ammunition in one of the suspects’ possession. The suspect was arrested when he failed to produce a certificate allowing him to possess the firearm.