A Clarendon man is in custody after a .40 pistol with a magazine containing seven rounds of ammunition was taken from his bag. 

The weapon and ammunition were seized in the community of Gimme-Me-Bit on Friday. 

In a post to Twitter, the police said about 9:15 a.m., a team from the May Pen Police Station, were on patrol in the area when they saw the man acting in a manner that aroused their suspicion. He was stopped and searched and the gun and magazine found in his backpack. 

Criminal charges are pending. 

The parish remains under a state of public emergency. 

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