Two guns and over 60 rounds of assorted ammunition were found during police exercises in the North Eastern Division.
The operation begun at 11pm on Tuesday and ended at about 6am on Wednesday and was supervised by ACP Belfon, Snr Sup Maharaj, Sup Alexander, Sup Ramjohn, and others.
The officers made their way to Carmona Lane in Santa Cruz, where they conducted a search at a structure off the roadway.
Police said there, a Venezuelan-made 12-gauge shotgun was found and seized.
No one was arrested as no one was near the scene at the time.
The officers then received intelligence which led them to Mt Hope Road, Mt Hope.
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A fire officer and an accountant were among seven people arrested between Friday and Saturday by officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force.
The seven were held during operations supervised by Inspector Sunil Bharath, which saw officers visit several communities in the Morvant, San Juan, and Barataria districts.
One person, said to be the owner of a tattoo shop, was arrested for possession of cocaine, while another was arrested for operating a gaming house in a wholesale liquor mart along Third Avenue, Barataria.
The fire officer and accountant were held for driving under the influence, after leaving the vicinity of Silberts Bar along Third Avenue.
Cops find guns, ammo in Morvant
Tuesday 5 January 2021
PC Mieres, left, PC Nanan, Insp Bharath and PC Dass stand near guns and ammunition they seized at Second Caledonia, Morvant, on Tuesday afternoon.
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A police exercise on Tuesday afternoon led to the seizure of three guns and a quantity of ammunition in Morvant.
Police said members of the North Eastern Division Task Force (NEDTF) went to Cipriani Avenue, Second Caledonia, at around 2 pm and found a submachine gun, two pistols and three magazines containing ten rounds of ammunition.
No one was held.
The operation was led by Snr Supt Maharaj and Supt Roger Alexander with field operations led by Insp Bharath, Sgt Quashie, Cpl Majeed and PCs Mieres, Dass, Voisin, Andrews, Hyde and Nanan.