Four firearms seized

In the earlier exercise, members of the Northern Division Task Force stopped and searched a 24-year-old man of Upper St John Road, St Augustine after he was seen acting in a suspicious manner.

Police found a Beretta pistol and a magazine with ten rounds of 9 mm ammunition.

They later went into bushes at Knowles Street, Curepe and found a revolver with four rounds of .38 mm ammunition.

No one was arrested in connection with that find.

Members of the Inter- Agency Task Force on Tuesday executed a search warrant at a house at Quarry Road, San Juan and found a pistol and four rounds of 9 mm ammunition. Police arrested a man and charged him. He was expected to appear before a Port of Spain magistrate.

And Maracas police officers are searching for a man in connection with the discovery of a gun yesterday morning.

Newsday was told Maracas police officers were on patrol yesterday morning at about 3.20 am when they saw a man walking along the roadway.

When the man saw the police, he ran off.

Police gave chase but the man escaped in some bushes. They found a black pistol which they believe belonged to the suspect.