Philippi man arrested for possession of drugs, weapons allegedly used in extortion
Members of the Anti-Economical and Extortion Crime Task Team, nabbed the 24-year-old on Wednesday morning.
Drugs, weapons, and ammunition found on a 24-year-old man in police by police on 23 October 2024. Picture: X/SAPoliceService
CAPE TOWN - Police have arrested a man in Philippi in possession of drugs, ammunition, and weapons, including an AK47 assault rifle, apparently used in extortion related crimes.
Members of the Anti-Economical and Extortion Crime Task Team, nabbed the 24-year-old on Wednesday morning.
Officers received a tip-off about firearms that were being stored at a premises in Samora Machel.
“They operationalised the information and ensued with a search of the identified premises. They found an AK47 assault rifle with 45 rounds of ammunition, five shotgun rounds, a 9mm pistol, 16 mandrax tablets and 36 packets containing crystal meth in the informal dwelling,” said the police's Wesley Twigg.
#sapsWC [FIGHT AGAINST EXTORTION] The continued fight to eradicate #extortion related crime in our communities yielded success when members of the Anti-Economical and Extortion Crime Task Team arrested a 24yr-old male suspect for the illegal possession of firearms and drugs… pic.twitter.com/c8FlefzDhI
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) October 23, 2024