According to a report from Metro Police spokesperson, Sergeant Ruth Solomons, the men were nabbed by the Gang and Drug Task Team (GDTT) and the K9 Unit.
They spotted a suspect who started running when he saw the officers.
Cops gave chase and during the pursuit, the suspect threw something over a wall.
“They caught the suspect and when they went back to the spot where he disposed of the items he had in his possession, officers found nine .45mm rounds of ammunition and arrested the 18-year-old for being in illegal possession of ammunition.”
Solomons says the officers then received a tip-off that led them to a house in the area.
When officers searched a bungalow in the backyard of the property they found a gun, 32 x .38 special rounds of ammunition and 10 rounds of shotgun ammunition.
“The officers also noticed that the soil in the yard had been disturbed and started digging. They found 200 stoppe dagga, 10 rounds of shotgun ammunition, nine .45mm rounds of ammunition, 13 7.62 rounds of ammunition, 14 306mm rounds of ammunition, two 9mm pistol magazines, 2 rifle magazines and 59 .223 rifle rounds.”
The team arrested a 42-year-old man for being in possession of an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and illegal possession of drugs.