Four suspects have been arrested, and a submachine gun and a quantity of marijuana seized by officers during ongoing ramped-up anti-crime exercises across the country.

According to the TTPS: In the latest exercise, North Eastern Division Task Force officers proceeded to the Petit Bourg district between 8 pm, on Tuesday 30th July, 2024 and 12 am, on Wednesday 31st July 2024, and conducted a search of an abandoned building.

There, they found one HK UMP rifle under the wooden flooring of the structure.

Meanwhile, in the Western Division, officers of the Divisional Gang and Intelligence Unit along with personnel from the West End Criminal Investigations Department conducted an exercise between 2 pm and 5:30 pm, yesterday. Based on intelligence received relative to a report of Larceny Trick which occurred on July 9th, 2023, where one blue Hyundai Accent motor vehicle was stolen, the officers proceeded to the Carapichaima district.

There, they arrested one 38-year-old man in connection with the report and recovered the vehicle. Later on that same date, the same party of officers proceeded to the Port of Spain district, where they stopped a black Nissan Frontier motor vehicle with one male occupant.

A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of approximately 10 kilogrammes of marijuana. A 39-year-old Sea Lots man was arrested in connection with the find.

In the Southern Division, Task Force officers conducted an exercise round at 3:10 pm, yesterday, during which they stopped a white Toyota Aqua motor vehicle which was proceeding along Lady Hailes Avenue, San Fernando. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 17 plastic bags containing 1.5 kilogrammes of marijuana. Two men, ages 42 and 62, both of San Fernando, were arrested in connection with the find.

Investigations are ongoing into all the above matters.