A 15-year-old boy is one of seven people arrested over the holiday, weekend as cops seized seven illegal guns along with quantities of ammunition.

The boy was searched by officers of the Southern Operation Team, who were on patrol along Circle Drive,  Embacadere in San Fernando on Monday afternoon.

Upon searching the teen, the officers allegedly found and seized one Brownin .380 pistol with one magazine and two rounds of .380 millimetre ammunition.

Acting Commissioner of Police Mc Donald Jacob commented that while some may say these gun seizures have become routine, the officers of the TTPS will continue to collect intelligence, work with members of the public and do all within the law to seize and remove illegal weapons from our communities.

He went on to state that the ease at which people choose to pick up guns to settle disputes is unacceptable, therefore stifling the access to firearms will continue to be a tool in the TTPS’s arsenal to make our communities safe. The Acting Commissioner stated, “as long as criminals use guns, we will use our resources to hunt for these guns and the criminals”.