Syrian-Arab among 2 held with gun, ammo in Belmont

Two men, one of them from the Syrian Arab Republic, were arrested by Port-of-Spain Task Force officers who allegedly found them in possession of a gun and ammunition in Belmont last night.

Acting on information received, the officers proceeded to Norfolk Street, Belmont, where they stopped a white Nissan Tida 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.