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It started with police spotting a vehicle of suspicious men on the move in Santa Elena. Police acted quickly to intercept the men and round a weapon. Here's more:

ACP Joseph Myvette- Head of NCIB
"On Friday evening sometime shortky before 5pm, police on patrol in the Santa Cruz area of Santa Elena Town came upon a green in color Toyota Corolla Taxi which at the time had in 3 occupants. As a result police motioned the driver of the vehicle that they would conduct a search in the vehicle as those persons were known to the police. As a result the vehicle was stopped and o board the police found one Kurt Morgan of a San Ignacio Town address, Ernest Thompson of an Esperanza address and Naim Sanchez. Also on the scene when the police motion them to stop one of the occupants was observed throwing out an object which when retrieved by the police was found to be a thirty eight revolver that was load with five rounds of ammunition. Subsequently they were detained and taken to the San Ignacio police station where they have been since arrested and charged for possession unlicensed firearm and possession of unlicensed ammunition."

Reporter
"Do investigators believe that they were on their way to commit a crime?"

ACP Joseph Myvette- Head of NCIB
"At this point in time we would not want to speculate in the absence of having any facts to support that."