Police have arrested one suspect and seized four firearms, quantities of ammunition and narcotics during ongoing State of Emergency operations conducted over the weekend.

During the operations, the following arrests and seizures were made:

1. In the South Western Division, officers proceeded to the Siparia district around 2:30 pm, on Sunday 11th, January 2026, where they arrested one male suspect and seized one pistol loaded with a magazine containing 11 rounds of ammunition along with a quantity of cannabis.

2. In the Western Division, Task Force officers conducted an Operation Trident exercise between 5:30 and 9 am, yesterday, during which they proceeded to the St. James district, where they found one pistol loaded with a magazine containing five rounds of ammunition.

3. Task Force officers of the WD also proceeded to the Maraval district, where they found one Glock 19 pistol and a package containing 369 rounds of assorted ammunition, six rifle magazines, two drum pistol magazines, one rifle butt, one extended magazine and a quantity of cannabis, hidden in an abandoned concrete structure.

4. And, in the North Central Division, Task Force officers conducted an exercise between 10 am and 1 pm yesterday, during which they proceeded to the Tunapuna district, where they found a firearm, ten rounds of assorted ammunition and a wireless transmitter hidden in a burger cart.

Investigations are ongoing into all of the above matters.