A 31-year-old male has been granted bail at EC$25,000 for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
About 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 24, 2022, officers attached to the Special Services Unit (Castries), arrested Dwight Jack on the Forestierre Bus Stop, on Chisel Street, Castries, for unlawful possession of a Taurus pistol and five rounds of ammunition.
Jack, a resident of Ti Colon, Castries was formally charged for the said offences by officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force.
He appeared before the First District Court for a bail hearing on Monday November 28, 2022 where for the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm bail was set at EC$15,000 and EC$10,000 for the illegal possession of ammunition.