Published 27 April, 2021
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
Source: LOOP NEWS
MEDIA RELEASE
Police seize large quantity of guns, ammunition at Couva Warehouse
Police raided a warehouse in Couva on Monday morning and discovered several guns and a large quantity of ammunition of various calibres.
Around 9pm on April 25th, intelligence was received by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) which suggested that a container with household appliances was imported into Trinidad.
The intelligence revealed that this shipment was housed at a warehouse situated off the Southern Main Road, Mc Bean, Couva. Intelligence suggested that the said items entered the country sometime around the end of February.
The SIU acting on additional intelligence and in collaboration with the Central Gang Intelligence Team and the Customs and Excise Division, commenced an operation to identify the items contained in the said container.
Around 7 am on the April 26th, personnel from the SIU proceeded to the warehouse where the container was retrieved and an examination conducted. The following items were discovered concealed in the container:
- 200 rounds of 7.62mm wolf performance brand.
- 150 rounds of 9mm black blazer brand.
- 20 boxes of pure hemp big bambi brand.
- 20 boxes of wrapping paper big bambi brand.
- 6 black 9mm ammunition drums
- 3 black 5.56mm ammunition drums
- 700 rounds of .45 ammo Center Fire brand
- 60 rounds of 5.56 mm ammo. American eagle brand.
- 1 MAGPUL assault rifle with scope
- 3 black 5.56 mm magazines
- 4 pistols each with 1 magazine.
- 2 brown coloured “rouni” attachments with scopes. “This turns any pistol into an automatic firing weapon”
- 10 boxes of .40 ammo. 50 rounds per box
- 6 .40 extended magazines
- 50 rounds of 9mm hollow point.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Intelligence and Investigations), Mc Donald Jacob, thanked the various units for their continued commitment in ridding the streets of these weapons. He said the two recent seizures show that weapons and ammunition are coming through the legal Ports of Entry.
Mr Jacob said with the recent formation of the Central Intelligence Bureau (CIB) and with the cooperation of the public, the TTPS continues to conduct intelligence-led exercises throughout the country.
Corporate Communications Unit
April 27th, 2021
