Investigations are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the theft of a service firearm belonging to a prison officer in Tobago on Monday.
Police said the officer was swimming in Swallows Beach in Crown Point when his firearm along with his two cellphones were stolen.
Police said the two cellphones were subsequently returned to him, however, the firearm remains missing.
Police said the officer told them he secured the items in a knapsack just before he went for a swim in the beach.