A man who reported an incident to the Falmouth Police is now in custody after an illegal firearm and ammunition was found in his vehicle.
The incident occurred at around 7:30 am.
Police report that a man went to report an incident to the police, but the police was suspicious of him. This was as a result of preliminary investigations that were conducted into his report.
The police subsequently made a search of his motor vehicle, and an illegal 9mm pistol with 9 rounds of ammunition was found.
The police are withholding his identity pending further investigations.
Firearm image in this post is a photo on file and is not the actual one recovered in this incident.