FOUR people, including a 54-year-old woman, were arrested after officers searched a Hyde Park Road home in the early hours of Thursday and found a loaded firearm and ammunition.
Officers from the Anti-Gang and Firearms Investigation Task Force, assisted by the Canine Support Unit, executed a search warrant at the residence shortly after 3am. Police said a search of the occupants and the premises turned up a firearm containing ammunition, along with an additional quantity of ammunition.
Three men, aged 55, 30 and 24, and the woman were arrested in connection with the discovery.
The task force is a joint initiative involving the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Bahamas Customs, the Department of Immigration and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, officers assigned to Operation Black Scorpion, acting on information received, found a firearm concealed beneath an abandoned vehicle on West Avenue around 3.30pm.
No arrests were made in connection with that discovery. Police said the weapon will be processed for evidentiary purposes.
Operation Black Scorpion is a joint initiative of the RBPF and the RBDF.
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