Cape Town cop netted with unlicensed firearm, ammunition and drugs
Police say an intelligence driven operation by members of the Khayelitsha Tactical Response Team led them to a house in Khayelitsha where the officer was nabbed.
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CAPE TOWN - Another policeman has found himself on the wrong side of the law in Cape Town following his arrest with an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and drugs.
Police say an intelligence driven operation by members of the Khayelitsha Tactical Response Team led them to a house in Khayelitsha where the officer was nabbed.
Police spokesperson Joseph Swaartbooi says the 38-year-old constable is stationed at the police call centre in Maitland.
"The targeted operation saw the forces descending on the property in Kumande Bali Street at around 06:10. Upon entering the premises they searched the occupant, and the premises, confiscating a 9mm pistol with ammunition and six ecstasy tablets - which resulted in the detention of the 38-year-old constable."