POLICE this week recovered two firearms in separate incidents. Ranks arrested a logger of Phase ‘2’ Amelia’s Ward, Linden on Wednesday after an unlicensed Taurus revolver was found in a pen containing scrap metal.
Reports indicate that an Assistant Superintendent, a Sergeant and a party of policemen – acting on information received – visited the logger’s home and conducted a search.
When the search was completed,a box containing 20 .32 rounds were found and a further search in a pen with scrap metal at the back of the yard unearthed a .32 Magnum Taurus Revolver. The gun was loaded with rounds and concealed in a black plastic bag among the scrap metal.
The logger was told of the offence, cautioned and arrested. He is in police custody at the Mackenzie Police Station as investigations continue.

Meanwhile, ranks of ‘A’ Division are searching for two suspects who escaped from them on Tuesday, dropping their firearm in the process. According to the police,at about 09:30 hrs, ranks on a motorcycle, conducting patrol on Vlissengen Road, observed the suspects proceeding in front of them on a CG motorcycle without the rear registration number plate and summoned them to stop.
However, instead of doing so, the pillion rider quickly took out a firearm from his waist and tossed it in the parapet and they sped away. The ranks promptly retrieved the weapon which was found to be a .380 pistol with five live rounds and went in pursuit of the men but without success. The weapon and ammunition have since been lodged.