Syrian Held in Belmont for Pistol, Ammo

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TWO men, including one  from Syria, were arrested for alleged possession of a gun and ammunition found in a container of ice.

On Tuesday, police reported that the men were held by  Port-of-Spain Task Force officers in Belmont on Monday night.

Acting on information received, the officers proceeded to Norfolk Street, where they stopped a white Nissan Tiida with two male occupants.

The officers conducted a search of the vehicle and allegedly discovered a black and silver Taurus pistol in the vehicle’s trunk in a Styrofoam container covered with ice.

The men, 21 and 38, of Sixth Street, Barataria, and Mary Street, Aranguez, respectively, were taken to the Belmont Police Station where investigations are ongoing.

 

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