- SVG Police to target illegal firearms in 2024: ‘Some people will find it inconvenient’
The St. Vincent Police Force (RSVGPF) is anticipated to conduct a higher number of stops and searches throughout the state this year, as part of its ongoing efforts to combat the transit of illicit firearms.
On Wednesday, Superintendent of Traffic Parnel Browne stated that in 2024, it is anticipated that certain individuals may have inconvenience.
“I believe that some people will find this inconvenient because these firearms do not travel on foot; they have been transported on our roads by motor vehicles.”
Browne stated that the traffic department will engage in collaboration with the crime unit, the CID, and other units.
“We will be collaborating to ensure that these firearms, once they are transported on our roads, have a good opportunity of being taken off. We will seize them, and where persons are to be arrested, they will be arrested,” Browne said.
Traffic does not only deal with vehicles alone; it also deals with the process of preventing crimes from happening on the roads, Browne stated.
The RSVGPF seized 37 illegal firearms in 2023.
The RSVGPF reminds the public that the illegal gun amnesty will run from March 1st, 2024, to May 31st, 2024. If you hand in your illegal weapons during this period, you will not be prosecuted. Thereafter, you will!
