A teenage boy is now in police custody following the seizure of a firearm and ammunition in St Thomas yesterday.

The police say a team assigned to the St Thomas Police Division was on operation in the Fountain Road, Bath, area of the parish between 9:30 and 10:30 in the morning.

They say premises occupied by the teenager were searched and a Glock pistol with a magazine containing 12 rounds was found hidden in a hole.

The firearm was seized and the teen taken into custody.