: Police recovered ammunition, rifle parts and a homemade shotgun in separate operations across Trinidad over the weekend, and arrested six people in the Northern North Division (NND).
Officers from the Special Operations Unit searched an abandoned parcel of land at Pasea Extension, Tunapuna, between 9 am and 4 pm on Friday, Nov. 13. Information reaching police suggested the land was being used by members of the so-called Resistance Gang to hide ammunition.
Officers found a quantity of ammunition in transparent plastic bags. The haul included five rounds of .380 ammunition, 16 rounds of .38 Special and 15 rounds of 9mm, along with a SIG Sauer magazine and a rifle scope. No arrests were reported, and investigations are continuing.
The operation was led by Senior Superintendent Parriman and Superintendent Matthos.
In the NND, officers acting on intelligence searched an abandoned structure on Penguin Crescent, Maloney Gardens, between 2 pm and 5 pm on Saturday, Nov. 14. They found a blue plastic bag hidden in a toilet tank containing 13 rounds of 5.56 ammunition.
Later that night, a roving operation involving the NND Task Force led to the arrest of a 25-year-old Carapo man, who was found driving without a driver’s permit or certificate of insurance.
Between 11 pm Saturday and 3 am Sunday, a warrant exercise in the division led to five more arrests. They were two La Horquetta men aged 29 and 39, a 31-year-old Wallerfield man, and two Arima men aged 31 and 49. All five were held on outstanding warrants.
The exercises were led by Senior Superintendent Frank, Superintendent McKenzie and Assistant Superintendent Balewa. They were coordinated by Inspectors Caesar, Mascal, Estrada, David and Seelal, and Acting Sergeants Persad and Caruth and Acting Corporal Kingston. Corporal Romany and Constables Hutchinson and Olton provided direct supervision, along with officers from the Arima warrant staff, Arima CID and the La Horquetta charge room.
In Santa Cruz, police carried out Operation R.E.S.O.L.U.T.E Shield between 3:30 pm and 7 pm. During an intelligence-led exercise, officers went to a track along La Canoa Road, where they found an abandoned single-storey wooden structure. A search turned up a homemade shotgun, which was seized. No one has been arrested in connection with the find, and investigations are ongoing.
That exercise was led by Woman Senior Superintendent Guy-Alleyne, Superintendent James and Acting Assistant Superintendents Taylor and Burris. It was coordinated by Woman Acting Inspector Solomon and supervised by Acting Sergeant Mangaroo, with members of the Santa Cruz Police Station taking part.