POLICE have busted four gang-affiliated men during an operation they believe prevented a planned shooting in Overcome Heights area.
The arrests were made on Sunday after Crime Prevention Unit members attached to Muizenberg SAPS acted on credible intelligence that a gang group was planning a shooting.
SAPS spokesperson Constable Ndakhe Gwala said: “They pounced on the address provided and found the four suspects in possession of two unlicensed firearms, 33 rounds of ammunition and a bag of cocaine.”
All four suspects were arrested at the scene, preventing the planned attack. Once charged, they are expected to appear in the Muizenberg Magistrate’s Court.
In a separate operation, members of Operation Shanela II arrested a 71-year-old man in Makhaza for possession of an unlicensed firearm. At about 8.22pm, police searched a residence and recovered a Ruger .44 revolver with four rounds of ammunition. The suspect will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on the charge.
Meanwhile, Anti-Gang Unit members followed up on information about a firearm concealed at a house in Rugby Street, Beacon Valley. Officers spotted a suspect who ran into the house and gave chase.
“A thorough search of the premises was conducted, and members found a .457 revolver firearm with 17 rounds of ammunition hidden under clothes in a wardrobe,” Gwala said.
The suspect was arrested and will appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court once charged.