PEOPLE'S National Party caretaker and businessman Patrick Roberts, 45, of Delamere Avenue in Kingston 13 was yesterday evening charged by the Hunt's Bay police for breaching the Firearms Act.

The police reported last night that on Wednesday, January 20 this year, the police seized two illegal firearms from a man who engaged them in a shoot-out on Waltham Avenue, Kingston 13. One of the weapons -- a .38 Taurus revolver -- was later traced and found to be the property of Roberts, the police said yesterday.

The Constabulary Communication Network reported that when Roberts was interviewed by investigators last month he said that was just being made aware of the disappearance of the weapon.A file was prepared and sent to the director of public prosecution, who ruled that Roberts be charged for breaching the Firearms Act. He is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow.