Another gun fell into the hands of criminals, when a security officer involved in a crash was robbed of the weapon by three men who pretended to be his rescuers.

The Estate Constable discovered the 9 mm handgun and 15 rounds of ammunition was gone, only after the suspects had left.

It happened at around 10 p.m. Sunday, when the officer crashed near the Tarouba overpass of the Solomon Hochoy Highway.

He told police that three strangers helped him and waited for the company vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, to be hoisted onto a wrecker.

The theft of the gun and ammunition happened only hours after thieves stole 15 guns from the Mi 5 security firm in Woodbrook.