Hand grenade, guns seized from ECape house

Two men are expected to appear in the New Brighton Magistrates’ Court after they were found in possession of a hand grenade, firearms, and magazines.

The police’s Warrant Officer Dumile Gwavu said the men, aged 18 and 22, were arrested on Thursday after the armed robbery of a taxi driver and his passenger.

“They took an undisclosed amount of money and a cellular phone from the passenger and ran away,” he said.

Gwavu said police found the men at a house, and three cellphones including the passenger’s phone were found in their possession.

“The home of [the] 18-year-old man was searched and a hand grenade, two firearms, both 9mm pistols with numbers filed off, two magazines and five live rounds were recovered.”

The men face charges of robbery with a firearm, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and unlawful possession of explosive devices.

- Sapa