Seven police officers have been held following the disappearance of three Glock pistols, three magazines, and 45 rounds of 9mm ammunition from the Central Police Station in Port of Spain.Senior officers confirmed yesterday that two officers were detained late Wednesday as investigations into the missing firearms continued.The other five were arrested between Wednesday night and yesterday afternoon.The homes of these officers were expected to be searched, although senior officers could not confirm up to late yesterday whether the searches had been carried out.Police sources did not disclose the ranks or ages of the seven officers held up to last night.They said they were being questioned as part of the investigative process.The firearms and ammunition had been lodged at the station by Port of Spain Municipal Police officers for safekeeping on August 10.They were lodged around 2.47 p.m., and a check around 3.40 a.m. the following day found that the items were missing.An investigation was immediately launched.The development has also created a ripple effect, with tensions arising between Port of Spain Municipal Police officers and officers at the Central Police Station over the handling of firearms lodged for safekeeping.Municipal police sources told the Express that officers were delayed for up to two hours as they collected firearms from the Central Police Station yesterday.The sources said officers were also delayed when they had to get their pocket diaries signed to confirm the collection of firearms.They said the delays were affecting working hours and expressed concern that officers were spending more time collecting firearms than being on the streets.The sources said the arrangement had become a source of frustration among municipal police officers.Guns still missingfrom South stationThis incident in the Central Police Station comes almost four months after the murder of acting corporal Anuska Eversley and the theft of firearms from the San Fernando Municipal Police Station.Eversley, 42, was found dead at the station on King’s Wharf, Lady Hailes Avenue. A post-mortem examination determined that the mother of three died after being beaten and strangled.Municipal police officer Jivan “Bigs” Cooper, construction worker Kwame Arnold and scrap iron dealer Nicholas “Nico” Ramdass have since been charged with Eversley’s murder, as well as firearms trafficking offences linked to weapons and ammunition stolen from the armoury.Four municipal police officers who had previously been suspended during the course of this investigation have resumed duty, while a superintendent remains off the job pending the outcome of ongoing investigations.In May, Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro said an Interpol Red Notice had been issued for the arrest of a fourth suspect in the investigation into the murder of Eversley.He explained that police believed the suspect had fled the country as investigations continued.At that time, he also noted that the firearms audit into the items stolen from the station on that date had yet to be completed.He said the audit was a “very large-scale project” involving a large team of officers.“Generally, they’re about 50 to 55% complete at this time,” he said.Previously, police sources had said about 123 guns had been removed from the station.Guevarro said that as of May 21, the TTPS had recovered 38 pistols, four shotguns, one MPX sub-machine gun, one revolver, and more than 900 rounds of ammunition.The Commissioner said the weapons and ammunition had been recovered in and around the Claxton Bay area.