PORT ELIZABETH – Members of PE K9 Unit arrested a 21-year-old alleged gang affiliate and confiscated a stolen firearm after they responded to a complaint of shooting in West End in Bethelsdorp.
It is alleged that at about 20:00, the members stopped in West End when they noticed a person running in behind Varsvlei swimming pool. After several warnings to stop, police dog ‘Bentley’ was released and he apprehended the suspect. A 9mm Lugar was recovered. The firearm was reported stolen in Kuruman in the Northern Cape in June 2019.
The 21-year-old was detained on a charge of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. He will appear in the Port Elizabeth magistrates’ court on Monday, 25 November 2019.
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