A 9mm pistol was found by the police buried under a stew in a three-legged potjiekos pot during a house raid in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.
The firearm, with a filed off serial number, was drawn from the stew by members of the Anti-Gang Unit.
The police had obtained information that the house, in the northern area of the city, had a cache of suspected illegal firearms and drugs.
The gun has now been taken for ballistic analysis, said Port Elizabeth police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu.
A gun found in a potjie. (SAPS)
Naidu said having a sound insight of how criminals operate in certain areas was an advantage to law enforcement officers in attaining positive results.
The police members stormed the house at 22:55 after obtaining a search warrant from the court, said Naidu.
The operation took place at the Reynecke Street home in Halenvale in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas.
“A thorough search was conducted and a 9mm pistol was found in the food in a potjiekos pot. No arrests were made. The firearm will be sent to ballistics for analysis. The serial number is filed off. An enquiry docket was opened for further investigation.”
