Mthatha police are investigating a case of negligence against a Nyandeni traffic officer after a teenager allegedly shot and killed his friend with the officer’s gun.
A 15-year-old Zimbane Valley Junior Secondary School Grade 7 pupil, who allegedly shot his 14 year-old classmate with the officer’s 9mm pistol, is still on the run.
The officer had not kept the gun in a safe but under a bed, police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela said.
For years, drug dealers in the former Transkei capital have been dealing in drugs in public areas like taxi ranks and taverns.
Fatyela said a 29-year-old man and his 30 year-old girlfriend were arrested at their Chris Hani informal settlement flat in connection with the drugs.
It is suspected the man used the tavern he was running to deal in drugs, Fatyela said.
The couple was arrested as part of Operation Vulindlela, which is aimed at cracking down on crime in the east of the Kei.
The arrest of the couple followed a joint operation between crime intelligence and K9 units.
They will appear in court next week on charges of dealing in drugs and being in possession of suspected stolen goods. — lulamilef@dispatch.co.za
Teen shoots teen with dad’s pistol
A 15-year-old Zimbane Valley Junior Secondary School Grade 7 pupil, who allegedly shot his 14 year-old classmate with the officer’s 9mm pistol, is still on the run.
The officer had not kept the gun in a safe but under a bed, police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela said.
For years, drug dealers in the former Transkei capital have been dealing in drugs in public areas like taxi ranks and taverns.
Fatyela said a 29-year-old man and his 30 year-old girlfriend were arrested at their Chris Hani informal settlement flat in connection with the drugs.
It is suspected the man used the tavern he was running to deal in drugs, Fatyela said.
The couple was arrested as part of Operation Vulindlela, which is aimed at cracking down on crime in the east of the Kei.
The arrest of the couple followed a joint operation between crime intelligence and K9 units.
They will appear in court next week on charges of dealing in drugs and being in possession of suspected stolen goods. — lulamilef@dispatch.co.za
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