A man from Nut Grove has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a handgun magazine without a licence.

Alex Joseph was arrested last Friday during a police stop-and-search operation on the St John’s Village main road. Officers, including members of the K-9 Unit, stopped Joseph and searched his vehicle, where the magazine from a high-powered handgun was found.

Joseph appeared before a magistrate on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of ammunition without being the holder of a licence.

During sentencing on Thursday, the magistrate applied the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s sentencing guidelines before imposing the six-month prison term.