Family on arms, ammo charges

A FAMILY of three has appeared before a Sangre Grande magistrate jointly charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition, over the weekend.

Clint Ramkissoon, 39; wife Taslimah Meighoo Ramkissoon, 23, and Clint's brother Daniel Ramkissoon, 37, all of Toco Main Road, Matura stood before Senior Magistrate Gillian Scotland on Monday to answer the charges.

Clint and his wife pleaded not guilty and were granted $50,000 and $55,000 bail with surety, respectively, while Daniel Ramkissoon pleaded guilty and was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to reappear before a magistrate today for sentencing.

The Ramkissoons were arrested following a search warrant being executed at their home during an anti-crime exercise over the weekend. During the exercise, which was led by W/Sgt Lopez-Carr, officers of the Eastern Division Task Force (EDTF) conducted a search of a home in the Matura district, where they discovered one homemade shotgun and 11 rounds of 16-gauge ammunition.

Charges were laid by PC Treavajo, of the EDTF. Both Clint and Taslimah Ramkissoon are due to reappear before a Magistrate on Thursday.