A TWENTY-NINE-year-old man of North East La Penitence, Georgetown, was arrested on Friday night after he was found in possession of a .32 Taurus handgun along with five matching rounds.
It was reported that a party of police were on a raid exercise sometime around 20:00 hours at Evans Street, Charlestown, Georgetown when an identifiable male was acting in a suspicious manner.
The suspect (name and address given) was subjected to a search on his person and one .32 pistol with #FFY49171 was found concealed in the crotch of his pants.
Further examinations were carried out on the said firearm and five .32 live rounds of ammunition were found in the magazine.
He was told of the offence committed, cautioned, arrested and taken to Brickdam Police Station. There, the firearm and ammunition were marked and sealed in his presence. Investigations are ongoing.
