By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Friday 1st March 2019)- Another underage teenager has found himself on the wrong side of the law among the third illegal firearm found in four days by police which are part of the total ofsix weapons discovered for 2019.
To date, a man is in police custody in relation to a firearm that was found in the Village area on Tuesday this week (26th February).
Reportedly, one of the members of a joint patrol in that area observed the individual with what appeared to be a firearm. The individual ran, was pursued by the members of the security forces and apprehended shortly after.
A search of the area resulted in the discovery of a .38 revolver with five (5) rounds of ammunition. The firearm was taken into police custody. Members of the Crime Scene Unit visited and processed the scene.
Additionally, two males taken into police custody three days before on Saturday 23rd February 23, in relation to shots being fired in the Newtown area and firearms that were subsequently found, have been charged.
26-year-old Kareem Jeffers of Thomas Street, Ponds Pasture and a juvenile have been charged for the offences of Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Ammunition and Discharging a Firearm in a Public Place.
Close to 7 a.m. on Saturday, Police Officers and Soldiers, who were patrolling the area at the time, stated that they heard what appeared to be gunshots. They then observed two armed, masked males running. Both individuals were later apprehended in Ponds Pasture and taken into Police custody. No one was injured during the incident.
A search was conducted in the Ponds Pasture area and one black mask, along with one Taurus pistol with eleven (11) rounds of 9 mm ammunition and one Glock pistol with thirteen (13) rounds of .40 ammunition were discovered on an abandoned premises. They were also taken into police custody along with other items of evidential value found by Members of the Crime Scene Unit who visited and processed both scenes.
The juvenile in this matter is the third youngster of such age category to be charged after two others were arrested in relation to the first two guns found for the new year following separate incidents.
Earlier this month, during a joint stop and search operation by Police Officers and Soldiers of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force in Charlestown, Nevis on Wednesday 13th February, one (1) Glock .40mm pistol was found with ten (10) matching rounds of ammunition.
The man who was driving along with the vehicle were taken into police custody.
Police are urging persons to report all suspicious activity or information about illegal activity by dialing the crime hotline at 707.