Police are appealing for help in tracking down “extremely dangerous” high-powered assault weapons on island after a member of the public found four live rounds of ammunition at Barkers in West Bay on Friday.
After the discovery of the ammunition was reported to Customs and Border Control, who informed the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, officers from both agencies searched the area and found another live round, as well as 10 spent shell casings.
Police said the recovered ammunition was examined and identified as two different calibres used in high-powered assault weapons. The shell casings were also of the same high-calibre ammunition.
“The rounds recovered are used in extremely dangerous and high-powered rifles,” Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne said in a statement. “I am encouraging anyone with information about these weapons to provide us with information that may assist us in recovering them and getting them safely out of our communities.”
Police have launched an investigation in a bid to recover the weapons, and detectives are encouraging anyone with information to call the RCIPS Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777 or submit tips through the RCIPS Mobile App or website.
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