Stolen Police Guns Reportedly Sold for $10,000 Each Amid Ongoing Investigation

The brazen theft of firearms from the San Fernando Municipal Police Station, which tragically resulted in the death of acting corporal Anuska Eversley, has sent shockwaves through Trinidad and Tobago. The ongoing investigation has uncovered disturbing details, including credible information that some of the stolen Glock pistols fetched prices as high as $10,000 on the black market. This highlights the dangerous intersection of internal security lapses and organized crime.

Sources close to the investigation point to a businessman from the Central Trinidad area as the alleged mastermind behind the sale of these weapons to criminal elements in San Fernando and Enterprise. The recovery of 22 firearms buried at the Forres Park dump, along with additional weapons and ammunition seized near Claxton Bay, indicates a significant effort by law enforcement to retrieve the stolen arsenal. However, the fact that these weapons were intended for criminal figures underscores the grave threat they pose to public safety.

The sheer scale of the theft is alarming, with the number of stolen firearms updated to over 100. The Trinidad and Tobago Municipal Police Service is under immense pressure to not only recover the remaining weapons but also to thoroughly investigate how such a catastrophic security breach could occur within a police station. The recovery operations, while successful in retrieving a portion of the stolen arms, also serve as a stark reminder of the challenges faced in combating the illicit arms trade and its devastating consequences.

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Some stolen police guns sold for $10,000 each