Cape Town man convicted for possession of banned AK-47 rifle

A 41-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison for the possession of a prohibited AK-47 assault rifle.

Williams was arrested on September 19, 2017, by members from Mfuleni SAPS who swiftly acted on a tip-off that he was in possession of an unlicensed firearm.

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