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RVIPF confiscates two illegal firearms
A semi-automatic pistol (not the one in photo) was among two illegal firearms uncovered by police at the weekend. Photo: Internet Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Scene of Crime Detectives are completing initial checks on two illegal firearms seized this past week before submitting the ballistics on both weapons for further forensic examination overseas.
A semi-automatic pistol was uncovered on the beach in Cane Garden Bay last week and a high velocity rifle, along with a quantity of ammunition, was uncovered during a joint operation with Customs officers carried out onboard a vessel docked at Port Purcell over the weekend.
No one has been charged as yet in relation to either firearm.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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