Four Orange Walk residents charged for gun and ammo

Published by BBN Staff at August 15, 2018

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Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2018. 7:39 p.m. CST .

By BBN Staff: Orange Walk police have arrested 4 residents from Santa Martha, Orange Walk for ‘kept unlicensed firearm and ammunition’.

Yesterday, police were conducting a checkpoint when they searched a Ford F-150 pickup with 4 occupants.

Inside the vehicle, police found one 12-gauge shotgun along with six live cartridges.

Police arrested and charged, Noel Vasquez, 30; Claudio Herrera, 45; Ricard Patt 31; and Ermin Patt, 26, all of Santa Martha village.

The occupants were unable to produce a valid firearm license.

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