TEN persons have been arrested and police have seized a gun, ammunition and cocaine during an anti-crime exercise in Arima.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated that officers got information around 8pm on Thursday and went to Edna Hill, Windy Hill.
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Upon arrival, they searched a wooden shack and found one black Springfield USA firearm with one magazine containing four rounds of ammunition.
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Two of the ten were held for conducting an illegal gaming house, while the remaining eight were brought in on the following charges:
• Possession of cocaine
• Being found in an area where dangerous drugs are used, and
• Possession of apparatus
The exercise included officers of the Major Operations Unit and was coordinated by Senior Superintendent Ramkhalawan.
