Trinidad lawmen seize firearms in Cumuto and Carenage, one held

Trinidad and Tobago: The law enforcement officers have seized two illegal firearms and arrested one male suspect in the districts of Cumuto and Carenage. The results were achieved by the authorities during crime eradication exercises in the focused localities on Friday and Saturday, 16-17 August.

The information on the crime eradication exercises on the weekend was shared officially by the police service department of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday. The exercises were conducted by the dedicated teams of the region on the basis of information on criminal activities in the districts.

The first among two major crime eradication exercises in Trinidad, seizing firearms, was conducted by the authorities in the locality of the Carenage district. The operation was conducted on the day of 16 August by the assigned team of officers from the Western Division Police.

The operation by the police officers was dedicated to the locality along Francois Street in the district. It is said that an incident of firing was observed in the area, and the people who heard the several loud explosions passed the information to the police department.

It is mentioned that the action was taken by the team of officers in response to the complaint of unlawful act in the settlement. The assigned team of law protectors went to the mentioned location and started an inquiry. The police officers subsequently launched a search exercise in the region.

On checking the matter in the area of Carenage, the officers discovered a rifle that was loaded with a filled magazine. The magazine of the rifle was found fitted with ten counts of ammunition. The illegal rifle was found by the investigating officers on a track during the exercise.

The second among two stated crime eradication exercises to seize firearms by the police department in Trinidad was focused in the locality of the Cumuto district. The operation was conducted during the morning time on 17 August, in the locality along Tumpuna Road.

During the exercise, the police officers reportedly observed a man on a bicycle who raised suspicion of the lawmen. It is said that the suspected man spotted the police team in the locality, after which he dropped the bicycle and started running away.

The police officers found something wrong and started chasing the male suspect. The man was eventually found by the officers, while he was hiding in a bushy area. The officers searched the man and found a Glock pistol alone with thirteen counts of active ammo next to him.

The suspect was found without any authority to possess a lethal weapon and was arrested by the police team. The accused under police custody for possessing firearms is identified as a 31-year-old man, who is a resident of Cumuto, Trinidad. The probe is active in the two above matters.