A man and a woman were both taken into custody after an illegal firearm and several rounds of ammunition were seized at their home in McQuarrie Drive, in Hopewell, Hanover on Sunday morning, February 3rd.
The names of the accused couple are being withheld pending further investigations.
Reports reaching our news team are that a joint military team carried out an operation at sections of McQuarrie Drive, and Camp Road in Hopewell.
During the operation, a house occupied by both accused was searched and the weapon, a Smith and Wesson 9-mm semi-automatic pistol fitted with a magazine containing Fifteen live rounds was seized.