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A Gasparillo man was detained by police on Saturday for the offence of trafficking in firearms.

When held in Chaguanas, Kevin Allahar, 44, of 5th Street, Springlands, Gasparillo, was said to be in possession of 11 nine-millimeter pistols and 14 magazines. 

According to a police report, during an anti-crime operation in the Central Division between the hours of 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday, officers of the Southern Division Task Force (SDTF), acting on intelligence gathered and information received, proceeded to Queensway Drive East, Balmoral Park, Edinburgh 500, Chaguanas, where they had cause to search a white Toyota Aqua driven by Allahar.