Lawmen in St. Kitts seized another illegal firearm from off of our streets.

The joint law enforcement operation was conducted on November 20th, 2024, by officers of the Violent Crime Unit of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF), in collaboration with the St. Kitts Customs and Exise Department’s K9 Unit.

It was executed on two abandoned houses located at Lower Prickley Pear Alley. The searches led to the recovery of one (1) Tec 9 Draco with a magazine containing seventeen (17) 7.62 rounds of ammunition found in one of the houses, and six (6) .9mm rounds of ammunition found in the other. Both scenes were processed by the Crime Scene Unit and the contraband was taken into custody. No one has yet been held accountable for the find.

An investigation is underway. Anyone having any information about this matter, you are urged to contact the nearest police station or the Crime Stoppers’ hotline, 707. This now takes the number of illegal firearms seized by police to 13, so far for 2024. It also comes about eight (8) days after police seized an illegal gun on November 12^th.