Canadians among four held with gun

Moments after threatening to kill a woman, four men including two Canadians were arrested yesterday by Southern Division Highway Patrol Police who intercepted a car in which the four men were travelling and seized a loaded .38 revolver. The four have since been charged with possession of arms and ammunition, and will appear before a San Fernando Magistrate today. According to police sources, around 1.30 pm, E999 police issued a wireless report that four men in a grey Nissan Bluebird car had just left the Embacadere area after the occupants had threatened to kill a woman. Highway patrol officers including Constables Narace, Taylor, Ramoutar, Ramjit, Ragoonanan, and Burtin who were on patrol in the area responded to the report. On reaching the Embacadere Public Cemetery, the officers intercepted the suspects car and during a search, found and seized a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver loaded with five rounds of ammunition hidden under one of the mats.

The four men, two of whom are from Toronto, Canada, and the others who are from Ramsaran Street Broadway, San Fernando, were arrested and taken to San Fernando Police Station where they were charged by PC Burtin. The Canadians who have been in the country for the past two weeks were reportedly staying by relatives of the two men with whom they were jointly charged. The firearm will be sent to the Forensic Sciences Centre for testing to see if it was used in any criminal activities.