By: Spokesman Newsroom

BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Thursday 7^th February 2019)– Two teenage boys have been charged this week in relation to the first two illegal firearms found for 2019 following vehicle search operations, and are among four accused adult males.

Police are reporting that an adult and a teenager have been charged for the second illegal firearm recently discovered.

Michael Phillips of Molyneaux and a 15-year-old juvenile were charged on Monday 4^th February for the offences of Possession of Firearm and Possession of Ammunition for a shotgun and four (4) matching cartridge rounds that were found in a vehicle last week.

Following a vehicle search operation on the outskirts of Sandy Point on Friday 1^st February, a shotgun with four (4) matching cartridge rounds were found, and the two occupants of the vehicle were both taken into police custody.

Additionally, to date, police have arrested and charged a fourth person in relation to the first illegal firearm that was found during a stop and search operation on Saturday 19^th January.

New Road resident 27-year-old Nyon Dasent was charged on Tuesday 29^th January for the offences of Possession of Firearm and Possession of Ammunition.

He became the fourth person-including a juvenile- arrested and charged in relation to this incident which saw an early morning search operation, resulting in one Smith and Wesson pistol with five (5) rounds of ammunition being found in a vehicle along Victoria Road in Basseterre.

After a wanted poster was issued on Friday 25^th January, Dasent turned himself into police custody days later on Monday 28^thJanuary.

Pertaining to this matter, Isaiah Ritchen of East Street, New Town was the first to be charged  while two additional persons who were taken in custody-one being the juvenile believed to be 15 to 17 years old- were charged on Monday 4^th February.