An exercise conducted by the Special Operations Team of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) in the Northern Division on Monday resulted in the seizure of a firearm and ammunition and led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man who will spend Christmas on remand.
During the operation, officers carried out a series of stops and searches. A total of 56 people were searched and seven motorcycles were impounded.
About 4:40 p.m. officers stopped and searched a suspicious male, later identified as Kyle Castello, and found a Glock 9×19 pistol equipped with an auto sear and 16 rounds of 9 mm ammunition.
Castello was arrested and subsequently charged with of possession of prohibited weapon and possession of ammunition. He made a bail application, but has been remanded into custody.
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