Three persons were arrested and two firearms and quantities of ammunition seized by officers during ongoing anti-crime exercises across the country yesterday.
In the first incident, officers of the Arima Police Station, Arima Municipal Task Force and Arima Municipal Street Patrol, conducted an exercise between 1 pm and 2:15 pm, on Tuesday 13th December, 2022, during which they executed search warrants for firearms and ammunition at Sherwood Park, Arima.
During the searches, officers arrested a 34-year-old male suspect for possession of a firearm and seven rounds of ammunition.
Another suspect, a 26-year-old man also of the area, was arrested for possession of a quantity of marijuana.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Division, officers of the Toco Police Station conducted an exercise between 5pm and 7pm, yesterday, during which they executed a search warrant at the home of a 36-year-old suspect.
The search resulted in officers finding one homemade shotgun along with a quantity of marijuana.
Investigations are ongoing into all these matters.
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