Police seized three firearms but made no arrest during three separate anti-gang operations on Thursday night in Port-of-Spain, San Juan and St. James.
During the operations, police officers found and seized two AR-15s, a pistol, a Glock 26 pistol and several rounds of ammunition.
According to police reports, in the first incident, at 12.30 am on February 2nd, 2024, officers attached to the Port-of-Spain Task Force conducted a search in the vicinity of Building 40, Nelson Street Planning, Port-of-Spain, where they allegedly found and seized one silver and black coloured Glock 26 Pistol fitted with a magazine containing 10 rounds of nine-millimetre ammunition.
PC Russell is continuing enquiries into this matter.
In the second incident, between the hours of 3.30 am and 9 am, officers of the Western Division Task Force, Western Division Gang and Intelligence Unit and the Mounted and Canine Branch were targeting several priority offenders when they executed a search warrant at the Dundonald Hill, St. James home of a shooting suspect.
During the search, a pistol was allegedly observed in a box next to his bed. At that point, the suspect was able to evade arrest and escaped by running down a track outside his premises.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
PC Roberts is continuing enquiries in this matter.
And, in the San Juan district, officers of the San Juan Criminal Investigations Department searched a grassy abandoned area within the Petit Bourg area where they found a multi-coloured school bag which contained two silver and black AR 15.
PC Ramdeen is continuing investigations into this find.
Anyone with information in connection with these finds is also encouraged to contact the police via its Anti-Crime Hotline at 555, CRIMESTOPPERS at 800-TIPS or 736-TTPS.