3 arrested, rifles seized

THREE people were arrested, two rifles and quantities of ammunition were seized by officers during ongoing state of emergency (SoE) operations in the Eastern, Port of Spain, and North-Eastern Divisions on January 4, police have said.

In a release, police said officers of the Valencia CID held an exercise between 4 and 7 pm on January 4, which included members of the Special Operations Unit, the Warrant Section and the Valencia Police Station.

The release said officers went to Cuber Street, Valencia, where they searched a bushy area and found one high-powered rifle and 20 rounds of 5.56 ammunition, along with a quantity of cannabis.

Two male suspects, a 25-year-old and a 24-year-old, both from Valencia, were arrested.

In the Port of Spain and North Eastern Divisions, officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force on January 4, went to the home of a female suspect in Morvant, where they found a rifle and a magazine loaded with 26 rounds of 5.56 ammunition.

A 32-year-old woman was arrested.