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Source: Real News Antigua-\u00a0<\/strong> The Police have prevented an illegal firearm from reaching the streets, following an interdiction exercise conducted by the Narcotics Department in conjunction with the Customs Enforcement Unit.<\/p>

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Reports say the Police went to the V.C. Bird International Airport in search of illegal drugs. Instead, officers discovered a brown cardboard box with one airsoft pistol, along with eight rounds and a cartridge.<\/p>\n

The illegal gun and ammunition were seized and taken to Police Headquarters for further investigation.<\/p>

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Source: Real News Antigua-\u00a0 The Police have prevented an illegal firearm from reaching the streets, following an interdiction exercise conducted by the Narcotics Department in conjunction with the Customs Enforcement Unit. Reports say the Police went to the V.C. Bird International Airport in search of illegal drugs. Instead, officers discovered a brown cardboard box with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":194104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nPolice Intercept Illegal Firearm at V.C. 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