A 13-year-old youth from Anse La Raye was today, Monday, July 8 sent to the Boys Training Centre in Massade, Gros Islet for 18 months in connection with the possession of an unlicensed firearm.
According to the Police Press Office, on Friday, July 5, 2013, at about 10:45 pm, officers attached to the Anse La Raye Police Station were on foot patrol in Anse La Raye Village when they accosted a 13-year-old male of Au Tabor, Anse La Raye.
“A search was conducted on his person and belongings. The officers recovered a .25 pistol with an empty magazine in a red Lacoste pouch. He was subsequently arrested and charged for the offence of possession of an unlicensed firearm,” the press release said.
The teen appeared in the Family Court in Castries today where he pleaded guilty.