By Sue-Ann Wayow
FOUR illegal firearms, a quantity of ammunition and a stolen vehicle have been found by police.
The items were discovered during exercises conducted on Tuesday.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated in a media release on Wednesday that during an Operation Grand Slam exercise conducted in the Northern Division North, officers of the Northern Division Task Force NDTF North received information and proceeded to Bye Pass Road Arima.
While there, they observed a silver Nissan Tiida motor vehicle with four occupants.
They stopped the vehicle conducted a search and found one Taurus pistol with two magazines and 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition and one Glock 17 Austria with one extended magazine and 21 rounds of 9mm ammunition on the back seat.
The four occupants were arrested and taken to the Arima Police Station.
Further enquiries revealed that the motor vehicle was reported stolen from the Mt Hope Hospital carpark on March 24 and had false number plates.
In the Carenage district, officers acted on intelligence information and stopped a 32-year-old man. When he was searched, police found one firearm, seven rounds of ammunition and a camouflage cargo pants.
The items were seized and the man was arrested and charged with Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition and Possession of Camouflage Clothing.
Additionally, officers of the Southern Division Task Force (SDTF) conducted a firearm interdiction exercise, which resulted in the arrest of one man for possession of marijuana, and three counts of threatening a police officer in the execution of his duties.
The exercise continued and based on information received, officers proceeded to Saunders Trace, Moruga where one shotgun was found, hidden under some branches.
