A San Fernando man is warded in the hospital after being shot whilst liming at a bar in San Fernando yesterday morning.
Police reports state that around 6.20 am, Shamba Lewis, 31, of Roy Joseph Scheme, was liming at Dynamite Bar on the corner of Cipero and Sutton Street, when a gold-coloured Nissan Almera pulled up and one of its occupants shot Lewis in the right arm.
Lewis was taken to the San Fernando General Hospital where he was warded in stable condition up to late yesterday.
In an unrelated incident, a 20-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested for possession of a firearm without a licence.
According to reports, around 1.25 am yesterday, PCs Ramdeen and Trim of the Rapid Response Unit were on patrol along Betrand Street, in San Fernando, when they observed a white AD wagon being driven in a dangerous manner.
The car stopped and a man came out and began to run.
The officers gave chase and held the man. After searching him, Trim found a Glock pistol with 18 rounds of .40 ammunition on him.
The man is expected to appear in court on Monday.
In a third incident, PCs Mohammed and Hanuman were on patrol along Amarsingh Street, Marabella, around 4 am when they saw two men standing on the side of the roadway.
When the men spotted the police vehicle, one of them dropped something on the ground and they both ran off. On checking, police discovered a 9 mm pistol with five rounds of ammunition.
The officers gave chase but the men managed to escape.
Meanwhile, an immigration officer was arrested during a road block exercise on Friday night for driving under the influence of alcohol.
According to reports, the officer of Indian Walk, Moruga, was held along with six other people during the exercise, which was held between 10 pm and 4 am on Cipero Street, San Fernando.
The seven are expected to appear in the San Fernando Traffic Court tomorrow.