Tobago police have seized an AR-15 assault rifle and ammunition during a raid in Plymouth on Tuesday afternoon.

The search was carried out between 3:15 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the Shirvan Road and Moriah districts. The operation was coordinated by Ag/W/Asp Williams, led by Ag/Insp Stewart, and supervised by Ag/Sgt Thomas, with officers of the Tobago Gang and Intelligence Unit.

Around 4 p.m., officers acting on intelligence about an illegal firearms and narcotics transaction went to the abandoned Old Arnos Vale Hotel compound. While no suspects were found, police discovered a blue plastic bag containing an AR-15 rifle fitted with a magazine loaded with two rounds of 5.56 ammunition.