Police arrest two men
with gun, marijuana
PHILIPSBURG--Two men were arrested early Sunday during a police control when police officers found drugs and an illegal firearm in a car they approached.
The young suspects A.A. and K.I. were detained after walking away from the grey Kia Rio they were “just about to step into” in a manner that raised suspicion when police pulled into a Texaco Star Mart lot; instead of getting into the car they sat on the nearby benches. Police searched their vehicle because of the recent spate of armed robberies on the island and found a handgun and a “small amount” of marijuana in the French-licensed vehicle.
Both suspects denied “having any knowledge of the firearm” and were arrested on the spot. They were taken to the police station for further investigation, said police spokesman Inspector Ricardo Henson.
