Fines for gun, ammunition

Matthew Lochansingh was fined $7,500 for possession of the gun and $5,000 for the three rounds of ammunition. He appeared before Senior Magistrate Margaret Alert in the San Fernando Magistrates Court.

The gun was found at Chapman Park Recreation Park, Hermitage Village, on the outskirts of San Fernando, on the night of March 9. Prosecutor Sgt Chanadath Jhilmit told Alert that police officers went to the park at about 9.30 pm and saw a group of men, including Lochansingh, seated in the pavilion. Pointing to the gun on the ground, the officers asked Lochansingh who the gun belonged to.

Lochansingh ran off but was pursued and arrested.