Two men were arrested and two firearms and quantities of ammunition found, by officers of the North Central Division, during anti-crime exercises, conducted in the Tunapuna district early this morning.

Officers conducted the exercise around 12:30 am, during which they conducted a search of a bushy area where they discovered a firearm loaded with a magazine containing 10 rounds of ammunition.

The same party of officers continued their searches and subsequently found one Taurus pistol loaded with a magazine containing two rounds of ammunition.

During the exercise, a 27-year-old man of Belmont was arrested for possession of camouflage clothing, while a 21-year-old of Curepe was detained in connection with gang-related offences.