Despite asking for leniency from officers of the Port of Spain Task Force, a man was arrested and is expected to be charged with possession of ammunition.
Police said the officers were on patrol on Independence Square, Port of Spain, at around 10:40 pm noticed a man they described as a "priority offender" driving a white Kia Sportage nearby.
The officers blocked the path of the Sportage and ordered the driver to lower the windows of the car and place his hands outside.
The officers conducted a search of the man and found eight rounds of 9-millimetre ammunition in his pants pocket.
The man then asked officers for "a bligh" as he had just come outside to get something to eat.
However, the man was arrested and taken to the St James Police Station, where he is expected to be charged.