Five held for gun in Barataria raid

According to reports, officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force, acting under the supervision of Senior Supt Sagramsingh, went to a house along Sawmill Avenue in Barataria, where they executed a search warrant.

While nothing was found on the premises, officers received an anonymous tip of the whereabouts of a .357 Colt Magnum revolver, close to the house.

Five men who were at the house at the time of the exercise were held for the firearm and are being questioned in relation to a spate of shootings in the area.

Officers of the North Eastern Division are continuing investigations.

In an unrelated incident, a truck driver employed by the San Fernando City Corporation stumbled across a Beretta pistol and one magazine containing 15 rounds of 9mm ammunition on Monday night. According to reports, the driver of Pleasantville spotted the pistol while driving along Circular road in San Fernando.

The man took the firearm to the Mon Repos Police Station. Investigations are continuing.