CRIME SCENE: Delft, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested two people and removed four illegal firearms from Cape Flats streets in separate incidents on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.

In the first incident Delft crime prevention unit members followed up on information about firearms hidden in containers in Blikkiesdorp. When the police arrived at the address, they searched the premises and found a 9mm Z88 pistol, eleven 9mm rounds in the magazine and an imitation firearm.

A 20-year-old man was arrested and the firearms and ammunition seized.

In the second incident, at approximately 16:50, a 45-year-old woman was arrested in Erica Way, Tafelsig for possession of firearms and dealing in drugs.

Mitchells Plain SAPS received a tip off about firearms and drugs at the suspect’s premises. They found two unlicensed firearms and 55 Mandrax tablets at the premises.