A 21-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl are in police custody in connection with the seizure of three guns and nearly 200 rounds of ammunition on Tuesday.
The two were held, and the illegal items seized, during a targeted operation in Bois Patat, Castries, involving officers attached to the Gang, Narcotics, and Firearms Unit, the Special Services Unit, and the Special Operations Team of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF).
According to the RSLPF, when a search warrant was executed at a house in Bois Patat, officers recovered a Glock 25 .380 pistol, a blue Uzi firearm, and a 9×19 509 9mm pistol, along with 177 rounds of .380 ammunition, 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition, and five rounds of .40 ammunition.
A quantity of cannabis was also found.
Authorities have not yet disclosed what charges the two females in custody may face.
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