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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Mpumalanga police have arrested a 25-year-old woman after a stolen police firearm with live rounds was found in the wardrobe of her home.<\/p>\n

According to police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, police traced a stolen firearm to the woman\u2019s home after a Gauteng-based officer was robbed on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The officer, travelling with a female companion, stopped at a post office in Shatale, near Bushbuckridge, at 1:00 and was robbed by two people.<\/p>\n

Two arrested for trying to hijack a fuel tanker in Free State<\/p>\n

The matter was reported to the police and investigations led to the woman’s house, where the firearm was recovered on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mohlala said: “The investigation in tracing the robbed firearm led the team to a certain house in Shatale Zone One, and at about 14:50, they arrived at the place where they found a woman.”<\/p>\n

After searching the house, they recovered one Z88 9mm pistol, and its magazine with three live rounds hidden inside a wardrobe. The woman was arrested and charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n

She is expected to appear in the Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court. Mohlala said police were still pursuing the two men who robbed the officer.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. Mpumalanga police have arrested a 25-year-old woman after a stolen police firearm with live rounds was found in the wardrobe of her home. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, police traced a stolen firearm to the woman\u2019s home after a Gauteng-based officer was robbed on Saturday. 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