POLICE reported finding a 9 MM Browning pistol and 12 rounds of matching ammunition on Saturday evening at about 18.00hrs during a search at a house in ‘C’ Field, Sophia – widely regarded as a hotbed for gun-related robberies.A woman was arrested in connection with this find.

Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud recently confirmed that the police have been patrolling the Sophia community and carrying out intelligence-led operations to counter a spike in armed robberies there.