Five people, including a serving member of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, were arrested after police seized an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and more than three pounds of suspected marijuana in a search on a Sunday morning.[1] Officers assigned to the Mobile Division executed a search warrant at a residence on Trinidad Avenue shortly before 10:00 a.m.[1]

A 38-year-old man wanted in connection with a Grievous Harm investigation was shown the warrant, arrested and cautioned on arrival.[1] A second man identified himself as the homeowner and a serving member of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and told officers that an unlicensed firearm and ammunition found in a closet on the northern side of the house were his.[1] The 37-year-old defence force officer was arrested and cautioned in connection with the firearm, ammunition and suspected drugs.[1] During the search officers found a black and green camouflage bag holding twelve sealed packages of suspected marijuana.[1]

Police then arrested two more men, aged 35 and 38, and a 43-year-old woman in connection with the investigation.[1] The suspected marijuana weighed 3.2 pounds, about 1.45 kilograms, and police estimated its street value at $3,225.[1] Police said the investigation was continuing.[1]