Acting on a tip-off, police ranks on Monday afternoon arrested three men who were intercepted in a silver grey Toyota Premio motorcar with two firearms with matching ammunition on Princess Street in the city.

Police also recovered a pair of car tags with the registration number PRR 4987.

Reports are that around 1700hrs on Monday, police ranks went to Princess and High Street, in the vicinity of Infiniti Gas Station where they intercepted the motorcar which bears registration number HC 5573.

The car was was  driven by a taxi driver of South Sophia and two other men, including a miner of   South Amelia’s Ward, Linden and a taxi driver of  West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme were arrested by the ranks.

Reports are that a search was conducted on the men but nothing prohibited was found.However,a search of the motor car was conducted in their presence by one of the police ranks who found two firearms , including a black and silver 9mm Pistol with its serial number filed out and which had a magazine of 12 rounds of matching ammunition.

Police also found a black .32 Taurus pistol with a magazine of 7 matching rounds of ammunition. The guns were wrapped in a black vest under the driver’s seat of the car.

The men were told of the offence and escorted to the Ruimveldt Police Station where they were placed in custody and awaiting charges.