Mon Repos cops hold Morvant man with guns

A 32-year-old Morvant fabricator is expected to face a San Fernando magistrate on Friday charged with having three shotguns for the purpose of trafficking.

Based on a tip-off, at around 7. 30pm on Wednesday, PCs Tambie, Deena and Sanchez of the Mon Repos police station went to the Solomon Hochoy Highway while on mobile patrol.

A police report said the officers intercepted a B14 silver car driven by the suspect on the northbound lane of the highway near the Marabella overpass.

In the trunk, they found three shotguns in a garbage bag wrapped with masking tape. Police immediately arrested the driver. who lives at Oliver Street, Morvant.

PC Deena was expected to charge him on Thursday.