On Wednesday, November 30, 2022, about 11:45 p.m. officers attached to the Special Services Unit (North), were conducting routine patrols within the city, when
apparent gunshots were heard in the Hospital Road area.
Officers proceeded to the location and encountered a male, who attempted to run away.
Officers gave pursuit and arrested the male, who was in possession of a magazine containing eight (8) rounds of ammunition.
A search of the area near the suspect was also conducted by the officers and a Beretta pistol, with a magazine containing six (6) rounds of ammunition was recovered.
The twenty-one (21) year old resident of Hospital Road, Castries, was arrested and is
currently in police custody awaiting charging. An update will be provided in due course.
SOURCE: Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
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salbet good job officers boy i dont know what happening but i seeing alot of news lately of police doing searches and being successful and bringing the guys in these days. its like as if before they were not doing their work and then bam they start doing their work
What I am curious to find out is what are they doing with all these illegal guns when they seize them from the criminals. Are the guns going back on the streets.? We know it’s not getting destroyed. Tell us Ms Comissioner !!
Don’t worry, gunslinger, you’ll be out on bail soon!
All that good. Police doing their job, they haffi get big respect. There have too much bad mind gossip and jealousy in the country. We haffi uplift each other
Merry Christmas jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way ho ho ho another barrel just come down he eager to go show off his new toy……I am the man. Ho ho ho ho jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way merry Christmas…..you see the new next three weeks crazy.
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Everyone illegal Wespon should be Sent to the Ballistic expert before the Magesterate Post Bail for these Thugs.Most of these Weapons have been involved in Numerous Crimes..The police Should get down to the Root of this arrest .The young guy should be interviewed as per police Tartics to extract all the information from him
The word is “magistrate” not “magestrate”. You keep repeating this error. Surely you have spell check on your computer.