FREE STATE: Tebello Mohai(30) a foreign national appeared before the Welkom Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 23 March 2021 where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced for illegal possession of firearms and illegal possession of ammunition.
Mohai was arrested on Wednesday,10 March 2021 after the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation in Welkom received information about six suspects who were reported to be in possession of illegal firearms inside their vehicle. The vehicle was searched and two illegal firearms and ammunition was found inside the vehicle. The other 5 suspects were released after it was discovered that the firearms belonged to Mohai.
The court sentenced Mohai six years direct imprisonment for illegal possession of firearms and three years direct imprisonment for illegal possession of ammunition. Mohai will serve an effective nine years direct imprisonment.
