South, Central cops seize guns

Police also seized 46 rounds of assorted ammunition and 51 grammes of marijuana .

A 36-year-old man of Peter Trace, La Romaine has been charged with possession of the 9 mm pistol with 12 rounds of ammunition. He was arrested when officers of the Tableland Police Station stopped the car he was driving and carried out a search. Officers found the loaded weapon and a bag containing a further 19 rounds of ammunition .

PC Tyson laid the charge .

The Glock 19 pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition were recovered by officers who were on mobile patrol along Monty Street, Marabella and saw a man, known to them, drop a bag and run off .

Police are searching for the suspect. The exercise included Insp Gajadhar, Sgt Lewis, PCs Rampersad, Ramdhanie, Khalli and Valentine .

And in a separate exercise in Central Trinidad, police report that last Monday, at about 10 pm, PCs Bowen and Poonwasie were on mobile patrol along Main Road, Montrose when they observed a white AD Wagon with three occupants acting suspiciously. The officers caused the vehicle to stop and conducted a search and seized a black .38 revolver with four rounds of ammunition and a black Walther .22 pistol with five rounds of ammunition .

Three suspects identified as a 22-year-old man of Parbatia Trace, Chase Village, Chaguanas, and his accomplices, 27, and, 34, both from La Quasa Road, Freeport were arrested and are assisting with enquires into other gun-related crimes as police said the men were wanted for armed robberies in Central and East Trinidad .

Officers believe the men were at the time on their way to carry out a crime. PC Poonwasie is continuing investigations .