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9 Arrested: Jewellery, Guns, Bullets Seized

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Caption: Items Seized by police. Photo: TTPS
NINE men with ages ranging from 22 to 29, were arrested by police officers during a targeted anti-crime operation in the San Fernando district.
They were arrested on Thursday and police also seized multiple illegal firearms, ammunition and suspected stolen property.
The operation, which took place between 2 pm and 6 pm, was led by Senior Superintendent Simon, Superintendent Jaikaran, ASP Ramsaran, and Inspector Maharaj and was supervised by Sergeant Nandlal, acting Sgt Seecharan, and acting Cpl Huggins.
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Officers from the San Fernando Enquiry Staff and the Southern Division Task Force were also involved.
 The exercise focused on high-crime areas, targeting priority offenders, frequently stolen vehicles, and gathering critical intelligence in relation to an ongoing robbery/murder investigation, a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) revealed on Friday.
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 During the operation three vehicles were intercepted and searched based on intelligence and surveillance and the following items seized:
  • One black pistol with an extended magazine and ten  rounds of 9mm ammunition
  • One shotgun and three 12-gauge cartridges
  • One extended magazine with fifteen  rounds of 9mm ammunition
  • One black bulletproof vest with the word “POLICE” printed on the front
A quantity of jewellery, including:  one gold-coloured chain, one gold-coloured hand band, three gold-coloured rings, two silver bracelets and one silver hand band.
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Of the nine persons arrested, three were from Oropune Gardens, Piarco, one from St James, another from Beetham Gardens, one man from Port of Spain, one-Morvant, one-Aripero and a 29-year-old man from La Romain.
In a subsequent release, the TTPS reported that a 24-year-old suspect from Las Lomas was arrested in Tunapuna on Friday.
Police reported that a search of his vehicle resulted in the seizure of one firearm and a magazine containing seven rounds of 9mm ammunition.

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