A firearm believed to have been stolen from the San Fernando Municipal Police Station in April has been recovered by police during an anti-crime exercise in St James, leading to the detention of three people.The black M&P9 pistol with a defaced serial number was loaded with four rounds of nine millimetre ammunition was seized by police during an anti-crime exercise in St James on Monday.In a statement issued by the TTPS Communications Unit on Tuesday, it stated that a police team of the Western Division Task Force (WDTF) and the Western Division Gang Investigation Unit (WDGIU) recovered the stolen firearm and detained three individuals during Operation Steady G.U.A.R.D.The anti-crime exercise, conducted between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., entailed officers searching Upper Belle Vue Road, Long Circular, St James, in accordance with the Emergency Powers Regulations 2026, where the three suspects were detained.The discovery of the firearm led to the detention of three individuals, who remain in police custody as investigations continue.The firearm was seized and is expected to undergo further forensic examination as investigators work to confirm its origin and determine how it came into the possession of those detained.The three individuals were detained under Section 13(1) of the Emergency Powers Regulations 2026, and the scene was processed by the Western Division Crime Scene Investigation Unit.Enquiries into the matter are ongoing.The operation was sanctioned by Snr Supt Williams and led by Ag/Supt Mohammed, with coordination by Insp Grant and supervision by Cpl Khan and Cpl Sahadath.In April, municipal police officer acting corporal Anuska Eversley was beaten and strangled to death while on duty at the San Fernando Municipal Police Station, in an attack that saw the theft of a cache of firearms and ammunition cleared out from the station’s strong room.Eversley, 41, who had 17 years of service with the Trinidad and Tobago Municipal Police Service (TTMPS), was killed while on overnight duty, and her body was found in the early hours of April 19 in the charge room area of the station at King’s Wharf, Lady Hailes Avenue in San Fernando.The police investigation into the theft of a massive cache of 123 firearms and over 4,000 rounds of ammunition from the station remains under active investigation, with senior officers and several of Eversley’s colleagues placed on suspension.Police have recovered a quantity of firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and three people, including one of Eversley’s colleagues, have since faced the court.Municipal police constable Jivan “Bigs” Cooper - and construction worker Kwame Arnold, 20, and scrap iron dealer Nicholas “Nico” Ramdass, 24, all of Claxton Bay, have appeared in court for the murder of Eversley, and the theft of the firearms and ammunition.In court, they were read the charges of possession of 114 pistols, one revolver, six shotguns, two MPX submachine guns, 173 firearm magazines for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of 4,355 rounds of 9 mm ammunition, 30 rounds of 12-gauge ammunition and ten rounds of .38 ammunition.Police sources said investigators are continuing extensive enquiries into the heist as efforts continue to recover the missing weapons and ammunition that are believed to be circulating within criminal networks.