ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM)

MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEVERAL PERSONS ARRESTED FOR FIREARM AND AMMUNITION OFFENCES – St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda

The police have arrested several individuals following a number of operations conducted in the Freetown and Collins areas during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 6.

Around 4:05 a.m., officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Task Force, along with officers from the K-9 Unit, executed a search warrant at a premises in Freetown.

During the operation, one modified flare gun, several rounds of ammunition, and a camouflage shirt were discovered and seized.

Two individuals were subsequently arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and taken into custody.

In a separate operation, officers attached to the Gang and Guns Suppression Unit (GAGSU), Special Services Unit (SSU), and CID Task Force conducted a search on a farm in Collins Road.

Two foreign nationals were taken into custody and transported to the St. John’s Police Station, where they are assisting the police with ongoing investigations, including immigration-related inquiries.

Additionally, a search was conducted on a property at Collins, and during that operation, officers recovered one firearm along with two matching magazines and three rounds of ammunition.

The items were seized, and one individual was arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Investigation remains ongoing into the incidents.