Three blue light suspects arrested

GAUTENG – On Wednesday at 07:50 members of the EMPD IN conjunction with Gauteng Traffic Police intercepted two South African males aged 34,35 and one foreign national (male) aged 29 on the R23 for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and traffic and metro police uniforms in the Brakpan area.

Officers from the Gauteng Traffic police while on duty performing law enforcement and patrolling spotted a suspicious silver VW Polo hatch with three male occupants inside the vehicle. Officers immediately acted by making a U-turn and stopped the vehicle when they were backed up by the EMPD officers, upon searching the vehicle, officers discovered multiple EMPD overalls, firearms, bages and equipment.

Upon questioning the suspects, neither could provide satisfactory answers to officers, leading to the trio’s arrest. All role players were summoned to the scene for further investigation while the handcuffed threesome were marched to Brakpan police station. They are expected to appear before the Brakpan magistrate court soon.