Men held with illegal gun in car

Two St James men have been charged for breaches of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act following the seizure of a firearm and ammunition in Shortwood, in the parish on Sunday.

Oshane Simon, 31, labourer of Maizeland, and 36-year-old Demarly Parchment, welder, have been charged with unauthorised possession of prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition. Reports from the Cambridge police are that about 1:30 a.m., a joint police/ military team saw the two men sitting inside a vehicle that was parked along the roadway. The men began acting in a manner that aroused the suspicion of the team. A search was conducted and one Glock pistol with a magazine containing three .45 cartridges was seized.

They were subsequently arrested and charged. Their court date is being arranged.