An 18-year-old man was arrested Friday after police found a firearm during a traffic stop on Main Street, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
Special Operations Bureau officers stopped a Honda Civic traveling westbound on Dronningens Gade Friday after observing the vehicle did not have a front license plate, police said. When officers approached the vehicle, they detected the odor of marijuana and ordered the occupants to exit, according to the police report.
During a search of the vehicle, officers found a firearm inside a bag, police said. Robert Guerrero, 18, who was a passenger in the vehicle, claimed ownership of the bag, the police report stated.
Guerrero was arrested on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition. Bail was set at $75,000, police said.
