Ten Venezuelan nationals were arrested and a rifle along with a quantity of ammunition seized during anti-crime exercises conducted in the South Western and Port of Spain Divisions on Monday.

Between 7 am and 9 am, officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force executed an exercise at the Nelson Street Plannings, Port of Spain. A search of a building led to the discovery of one rifle, fitted with a magazine containing 22 rounds of 5.56 ammunition, wrapped in plastic and hidden on the rooftop.

The exercise was coordinated by ACP Hazel, Snr. Supt. Sooker, Supt. Ramsook, and ASP Singh.