EASTERN CAPE – A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in New Brighton in the Eastern Cape after police recovered a revolver reported stolen in George eight years ago.
According to a police statement, police officers from the Motherwell cluster's serious crime task team followed up information about a firearm at approximately 22:00 on 12 November. A .38 Special revolver and six rounds of ammunition were found at a house in Sangotsha Street.
According to police, the firearm was reported stolen in George in 2016.
The teenager was arrested on charges of alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and is being held at Nerina House. He is expected to appear in the Nerina Magistrate's Court soon.
The revolver will be sent for forensic testing to determine whether it may be linked to other crimes. The investigation is ongoing.
Source: SAPS
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
