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.
Police seize revolver in Morvant
Investigators said the Smith and Wesson revolver will be sent for testing for fingerprints.
No arrests were made.
The exercise was led by Snr Supt Maharaj, W/Ag Supt Maynard-Wilson, Ag Supt Alexander, Ag ASP Pariman and included Sgt Ramsingh, Ag Sgt Mitchell and included members of the Morvant Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the North Eastern Division (NED) Gang Unit.
Anyone with information that can aid in the arrest of persons in this case, is asked to contact North Eastern Division police at 624-3066, or 999, 555, Crime Stoppers at 800-TIPS, or report via the TTPS Mobile App.
Guns, ammo, drugs seized in overnight raids
Friday 18 December 2020
A Smith and Wesson .38 special revolver was found and seized by police in First Caledonia, Morvant, on Thursday night.
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Police arrested two people and seized marijuana, cocaine and ammunition in El Socorro on Thursday afternoon.
They said the exercise began at around 2 pm when members of the North Eastern Division CID went to a house in El Socorro. They searched it and found a quantity of cocaine.
A 54-year-old man who was in the house at the time was arrested.
Police then went to another house nearby, where they found a quantity of marijuana and arrested a 25-year-old woman. They also found 45 rounds of ammunition.
Engineering student held with marijuana
File photo
A 24-year-old UWI student was arrested when he was found with 6.5 kilograms of marijuana at his apartment on Monday afternoon.
Police said members of the North Eastern Division Task Force went to Evans Street, St Augustine, at around 2 pm. They searched the apartment and found the drugs hidden in a plastic bag in the bedroom
One man who was at the apartment at the time was arrested for the possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
The exercise was co-ordinated by Snr Supt Maharaj, Supt Alexander and ASP Parriman. The team was led by Sgt Sunil Bharath, Cpl Majeed and included PCs Dass, Mieres, Andrews and Eastman
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