T&T sisters in court for guns, ammo

(Trinidad Express) Sisters charged with possession of guns and ammunition are expected to appear before a Point Fortin magistrate today.

The women, ages 32 and 36, were jointly charged with a 39-year-old man for possession of the illegal items.

It was around 4 a.m. on Saturday morning officers searched a house at Filtration Road, Guapo and found a Magnum revolver, a .38 revolver and three rounds of ammunition in bags in a freezer.

A bag with 680 grammes of marijuana was also found at the house.

The party of officers, including ASP Belfon, Senior Superintendent Ramsey and Sampath, Inspector Cedari and Sergeant Granger were involved in the exercise.

Over the weekend officers from the same division also issued 99 tickets for various offences. Several of the perpetrators are due to make court appearances today.

In the Central Division, Task Force, officers led by ASP Johnnie Abraham and WP Corporal Lowtan found a total of $300,000 worth of drugs in building blocks at a house and on a man hiding in bushes.

The 35-year-old man was spotted in the bushes along Roopsingh Road, Carapichaima, and was found with a plastic bottle containing marijuana and cocaine.

The man was taken to the Longdenville police post and charged with having the drugs for the purpose of trafficking.

A quantity of drugs was also found in building blocks during a separate search of a house at Todd’s Road.

During a eight-hour exercise spearheaded by Acting Sgt Aroon, constables Maharaj and Ramsaran in Cunupia over the weekend, 14 people were nabbed.

Three were Guyanese nationals who breached the curfew.

The others were charged with traffic offences, possession of narcotics, having devices for smoking drugs and possession of items to break into houses.