Port Alfred second-hand dealer arrested for illegal possession of firearms

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A 74-year-old second-hand dealer from Port Alfred is expected to appear in the local Magistrate's Court on Monday on a charge of the illegal possession of firearms.

Eastern Cape police spokesperson, Colonel Pricilla Naidu says he was arrested during an intelligence driven operation on Friday.

She says a search warrant was executed at the dealership in Biscay Road in Port Alfred, and a shotgun and two rifles were found hidden in a pool table.

Colonel Naidu says the owner could not produce licenses for the three firearms, and he was arrested.

The value of the firearms is approximately R10 000.