CRIME SCENE: Woodlands, Cape Town: The police’s ongoing crime-combatting operations in Mitchells Plain paid off this week when they arrested a 25-year-old man for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

According to the police they noticed a suspicious-looking male in Wattcourt Street, Woodlands. As they approached him, he tried to run but was caught and apprehended. 

The police said the members searched him and discovered a firearm with 30 rounds of ammunition.

In a separate incident, a 29-year-old man was apprehended for possession of drugs in Ryan Way, Mandalay. The arrest followed the discovery of 10 Mandrax tablets and 27 sachets of Tik in his possession.

Both suspects will make their first court appearance at the Mitchells Plain Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 28 October 2026.