AN M70 rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition, issued to a policeman performing sentry duties at Castellani House, mysteriously disappeared on Sunday night.

The disappearance of the M-70 rifle and 30 cartridges of the 7.62 x 39 mm type was missed from the Vlissengen Road and Homestretch Avenue guard hut around 23:00 hrs.

The Police Public Relations Department confirmed that the constable, into whose custody the gun and ammo were entrusted, is under close arrest as investigations into the occurrence continues.

Though the policeman was said to have been asleep and could not give an account for the missing weaponry, investigators are examining surveillance footage that shows a white car driving through the gate of the compound and reversing out shortly after.