AN American soldier has been arrested for the illegal possession of a pistol and ammunition.
According to a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), officers of the Carenage Police Station received information and conducted an anti-crime exercise in Chaguaramas around 9.30 a.m. on Sunday.
The TTPS stated that the officers stopped and searched a dark grey Hyundai Elantra car and found a Taurus pistol loaded with a magazine containing a quantity of ammunition on the floor of the vehicle.
The release stated, “The driver of the vehicle, an American citizen and soldier, residing in Arima and a 20-year-old female passenger of Port-of-Spain, who were occupants of the vehicle at the time of the search, were arrested in connection with the find.
“Police are searching for two other suspects in connection with the incident.”