THE police, around 00:10hrs on Saturday found a .32 pistol and five rounds of matching ammunition in a bag which was dropped by a man on a street in Turkeyen in the vicinity of the CARICOM Secretariat.
In a release, the police said acting on information, ranks proceeded to the area. On arrival they observed that a party was in full flow on a street running north to south.
“Based on the information received, a man clad in a white jersey and blue long pants was seen with a black one-strap bag. Upon seeing the police, the man dropped the black bag and began to run north along the street, where he made good his escape.
“The black bag was checked, and one .32 pistol and five (5) rounds of matching ammunition were found,” the police said.
Checks were made for the suspect, but he is yet to be located. Investigations continue.