4 held, guns, ammo seized in raids

Four people were arrested, and firearms and ammunition were seized by police officers during Operation Blue Line exercises in the Northern and South Western Divisions on Friday.

In a release, the police said between 6pm-9 pm, officers of the Northern Division executed a search warrant at a house in Phase 1, La Horquetta. During the search they found a Glock pistol loaded with ten rounds of ammunition.

Two suspects, ages 39 and 22, who were in the house were arrested.

In the South Western Division, in response to a report of a suspicious vehicle, officers stopped a Nissan AD wagon along the Southern Main Road, Oropouche around 10 pm. When the vehicle was searched, officers found and a sawed-off shotgun and one cartridge.

The two men, ages 39 and 30, of Siparia and South Oropouche, were arrested. Investigations are continuing.