Police arrest man for possession of four illegal guns in Mitchells Plain

CAPE TOWN - Police have arrested a 28-year-old man for possession of four illegal guns in Mitchells Plain.

The arrest follows a spate of shootings in the area, which left seven people dead and seven injured since Thursday last week.

Police spokesperson, Malcolm Pojie, said that the Mitchells Plain crime prevention unit seized the firearms on Monday.

"Members attached to the Mitchells Plain crime prevention unit were patrolling in Du Toitskloof Street in Tafelsig at about 16:30 on Monday, 07 July 2025, when they saw a suspicious man running into a renowned drug outlet with what the members thought was a parcel of drugs."

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Pojie said that the officers followed the suspect into the house.

"The members then found four firearms, three Glock 9mm pistols and a CZ pistol, some without serial numbers and an assortment of ammunition concealed in a transparent bag in the roof of the house."

Pojie said that police arrested a 28-year-old suspect who is set to appear in Mitchells Plain Magistrates Court after he's been charged.