CRIME SCENE: Mitchells Plain, Cape Town: Information about a suspected illegal firearm this week led police directly to a man wanted for murder.

After receiving the information about the firearm on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Anti-Gang-Unit deployed in Lentegeur went to a premises in Statice Close. 

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) the members heard a loud bang at the back of the house.

They noticed the suspect trying to get rid of the firearm, but the police caught up with him and  confiscated a NP42 9mm pistol with eight 9mm rounds of ammunition. 

“An 18-year-old suspect was arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm and the illegal possession of ammunition. A further search was done at the premises, where the police came across a group of males affiliated to a local gang.

“One of them, a 26-year-old man, was arrested for a murder and an attempted murder case registered at Mitchells Plain SAPS in July 2026,”said SAPS.

Darling: A 41-year-old man was arrested early on Thursday morning, 13 August 2026 for possession of an unlicensed firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.

The Darling police were busy with crime prevention patrols at about 2:50, when they received information regarding a firearm at a premises in Amandel Crescent. 

“They immediately operationalised the information and searched the premises where they confiscated a 6.35 pistol with green insulation tape wrapped around the handle and six 6.35 rounds of ammunition. 

“The suspect was arrested and detained at the Darling police station,” said SAPS.