FOUR persons were arrested and three firearms and a quantity of ammunition seized by officers during anti-crime exercises conducted across several Divisions on Tuesday morning.
A release by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service stated that in the South Western Division, Task Force and Gang Unit officers conducted an exercise around 5.40 am on Tuesday, when they proceeded to the Penal home of a male suspect.
A search of the premises resulted in the discovery of a Taurus revolver loaded with four rounds of ammunition hidden in the ceiling of a toilet.
The suspect and three other persons who were at the house at the time of the exercise, were arrested in connection with the find.
Meanwhile, in the Cumuto district, officers conducted an exercise between 10.30 am and 1.30 pm, on Tuesday, during which they proceeded to Four Roads, Tamana, where they conducted a search of a bushy area.
The search resulted in the discovery of a homemade shotgun along with a bag containing 14 rounds of 12-gauge cartridges.
And, in the Western Division, Task Force officers conducted an exercise early this morning, in the Carenage district.
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