By Sue-Ann Wayow
FOR the year thus far 126 illegal weapons have been seized by police.
This according to Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher.
She said, “For this year alone, we have already recovered, as of day before yesterday, 126 illegal weapons and over about 3,000 rounds of ammunition… Criminal gangs and drugs have been responsible for 65 per cent of the drugs and murders in Trinidad and Tobago.”
She was speaking at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CCIC) at Signature Hall in Longdenville, Chaguanas on Wednesday.
With a lot of work to be done, Christopher said, “I want to have officers who are able, I want an organisation that is agile, that is responsive to community and national needs, an organisation that is efficient, effective and, of course, professional.”
Harewood-Christopher also revealed that she is from Central and plans to join the Cunupia Business Association, promising to make the country safe.
Criminologist Professor Ramesh Deosaran, Government Senator Richie Sookhai, Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed also attended.
CCIC president Baldath Maharaj had commended Christopher on her promise to have murders reduced by June this year in the short term and by the end of the year in the long term.
