CRIME SCENE: Parkwood, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested a woman and six men for an illegal gun, ammunition and drugs.

On Friday, 10 July 2026 at 23:30, members of Operation Lockdown 3 arrested the seven suspects including one female aged 33 and six men aged between 20 and 50-years for possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ammunition without a permit and possession of drugs.

The police were busy with patrols in the Parkwood area, when they heard gunshots. They drove in the direction where the shots came from.

According to SAPS and a person stopped them and pointed them to a house where drugs and firearms were being kept. They immediately followed up the information and searched the occupants and premises of a wendy house in Eric Viljoen Road, Parkwood.

In the wendy house under a mattress the police found a plastic bag with a Tokorev pistol and 25 rounds of ammunition, Mandrax tablets and sachets of Tik. The seven suspects were arrested and detained at Grassy Park SAPS.

MILNERTON: An intelligence driven operation by Operation Lockdown 3 in conjunction with National Intervention Unit, Crime Intelligence and Milnerton SAPS members led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man for possession of cocaine and heroin worth an estimated value of R14 500 on Friday, 10 July 2026.

The police received information of narcotics that will be delivered to a premises in Koeberg Road, Brooklyn, Milnerton, from where it will be redistributed to other drug sellers.

The address was monitored, and due to the address also known to be used for escort business the members decided to search the premises. Upon entering the premises members searched a male person dressed in a green jacket and found him in possession of drugs. Members seized 45 units rocks and one bag containing cocaine.