A secondary school student was among three people arrested for firearm-related offences during an anti-crime exercise conducted in Siparia on March 25.

A media release said Task Force officers conducted an exercise in the South Western Division around 3.30 pm. Police went to Sudama Alley, where they held two men.

After a search, police found a gun loaded with six rounds of ammunition in one of the suspects' possessions. The two men, a 36-year-old man from Guapo and a form five student from Palo Seco, were arrested.