The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that a pistol and a number of bullets were found in an abandoned motorcycle’s helmet box last Wednesday. The statement said that Transport Bureau (DSAT) officials discovered some “suspicious items” when they were preparing to dispose of abandoned vehicles in the bureau’s car park. The bureau notified the Public Security Police who transferred the case to the Judiciary Police (PJ) later that day.
The Judicial Police said in a separate statement yesterday that upon receiving the notification from the Public Security Police on January 13, PJ officers immediately went to the scene to investigate and take fingerprints. According to the investigation, the motorcycle was found abandoned in the street and later moved to the DSAT car park, awaiting its disposal. The statement did not say when the motorcycle was moved to the bureau’s car park.
According to the statement, the items found in the helmet box include a pistol, two magazines and 52 rounds of ammunition which were sent to the Judiciary Police’s forensic ballistics experts.
The Judiciary Police are carrying out a thorough investigation to find out whether the handgun was involved in any crime. The statement underlined that due to the pistol’s possible criminal use, the investigation must be kept strictly confidential, adding that the Judiciary Police will announce their findings in due course.
