Man held with gun tells police: ‘I have it for protection’
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January 12, 2026
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A 39-year-old man, who was held with a gun in Oropune Gardens, Piarco, attempted to explain his situation to police before being arrested on Saturday night.
Police said a team of officers from the North-Central Division and soldiers were on patrol along Fourth Avenue around 9.20 pm, when they saw a man with a white sling bag walking into a nearby parking lot.
Police stopped and searched the man and found a revolver with six rounds of ammunition.
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