Police Ranks in Region Seven on Monday seized two illegal firearms during an operation.
Over the weekend, two guns – a 12-gauge shotgun and a 9mm Pistol – were found and seized.
A statement from Police Headquarters noted that three ranks led by a Sergeant went to a shop owned by a couple, a 38-year-old businesswoman and a 40-year-old man, in the Toroparu backdam.
Whilst at the location, the ranks conducted a search of the shop and its immediate environs and found a semi-automatic machine gun along with eleven 9mm rounds of ammunition a short distance away from the shop.
At the time of the search, the 38-year-old businesswoman and her 30-year-old brother-in-law were both questioned.
The 30-year-old man claimed that the firearm, along with the ammunition, belonged to him. He was arrested and cautioned.
Subsequently, as the ranks proceeded out of the back dam, they observed a 20-year-old miner who had a 12 Gauge shotgun with two matching cartridges.
Under caution, the 20-year-old who was apprehended claimed that the firearm belonged to his boss – the 40-year-old man who owned the shop at Toroparu.
The 38-year-old businesswoman, her 30-year-old brother-in-law and the 20-year-old man, along with the two firearms, were all escorted to the Enachu Police Station.
They are presently in custody as police ranks are trying to locate the 40-year-old man.
