One man held, 4 firearms seized in exercises

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One man held, 4 firearms seized in exercises

A homemade shotgun and two 12 gauge cartridges from an abandoned car during a police exercise last night in the Matura district.

It was part of a series of exercises around the country where four firearms were seized.

In Port of Spain, officers stopped and searched a black Mazda CX3 and seized one firearm, two extended magazines and ammunition. A 40-year-old male suspect was arrested.

In Balandra, officers discovered a black garbage bag containing an AR-15 rifle loaded with a magazine and one pistol loaded with a magazine containing eight rounds of ammunition.