A KITTY resident is currently in police custody following the alleged discovery of illegal firearms, ammunition, a silencer and narcotics at his home.
According to the police, at about 12:30hrs on Saturday, ranks, acting on information, went to Lot 126 DaSilva Street, Newtown, Kitty, where contact was made with Edinho Lewis, a 37-year-old unemployed man of the said address.z
The police ranks conducted a search of his apartment, and allegedly found one AK-47 Rifle, one Glock 26 Pistol, 830 live 7.62 ammunition, four live .223 ammunition, nine live 9mm ammunition, two live .32 ammunition, three AR-15 magazines, one AK-47 magazine, three Glock magazines, one scale used in weighing narcotics, one gun silencer, a quantity of Ecstasy, 107 grams of Cocaine and 544.3 grams of Cannabis.
The suspect was told of the offences committed, arrested and cautioned. A team from CID Headquarters processed all articles found.
The suspect is presently in custody. Investigations continue.