Police find three Glock pistols in separate searches

According to reports, officers of the Northern Division went to the house of an Arouca man where a search was conducted and a Glock pistol was found. The man was taken into police custody and the firearm seized. Fifty-nine rounds of ammunition and two magazines were also recovered from the house.

Police officers then went to a home on Bamboo #3 and conducted a search, after receiving information.

During this search police officers found another Glock pistol, with ten rounds of ammunition.

One arrest was made in connection to the find.

Police officers also went to Maloney, after receiving information, and found to an abandoned car in the area.

After a search, police found another Glock pistol. No arrests were made in connection to that find.

During police exercises conducted in Mayaro on Friday night, five persons were arrested in connection to robberies and break-ins in the Mayaro area over the past two weeks.

According to police reports, officers of the Mayaro Police Station and Eastern Division Task Force conducted exercises in Mayaro between 8 pm on Friday and 3 am on Saturday.

During the exercise the five men between the ages of 18 and 52 were held in the Mayaro district.

The exercises were conducted under the supervision of Snr Supt Trim, and spearheaded by Insp Lutchman.

The men are expected to go on identification parades during the course of this week.