A major breakthrough has been made in the investigation into the killing of a municipal police officer and the theft of firearms from the San Fernando Municipal Police Station, with six people now in custody and a quantity of weapons recovered.

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) confirmed yesterday that the suspects include two municipal police officers, two women and two other men. Investigators have also recovered several of the stolen weapons, including 10 M&P pistols, 10 Glock 19 pistols, a Browning pistol, a Smith & Wesson pistol and 612 rounds of 9mm ammunition.

The arrests followed a series of overnight, intelligence-led operations conducted by officers of the San Fernando Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Special Branch and the Special Investigations Unit. Police said the probe remains at a sensitive stage.