A 22 year old Private with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force and a 30 year old from Tunapuna have been charged for the theft of a regiment issued Galil Rifle.
PRIVATE RENALDO WANZA, has been been charged with two counts of Misbehaviour in Public Office; one count to wit the Larceny of the Galil Assault Rifle and the other count to wit the subsequent Transfer of same…, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon and Possession of Ammunition.
BRANDON MOONSAMMY, of Macoya Settlement, Tunapuna has been charged jointly with Private RENALDO WANZA for Misbehavior in Public Office to wit Transferring a Firearm and Receiving the Galil Assault Rifle knowing same to be stolen.
The firearm was reported missing from the Pioneer Department of the Teteron Army Barracks, Chaguaramas last Sunday.
Police officers acting on a tip off last Friday, June 9th, discovered the Galil Assault Rifle and one magazine containing four rounds of 5.56 ammunition near Bellerand Recreational Park along Golf Course Road, Chaguaramas.