Bridgetown.
More police officers would be armed with taser guns from next year.Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin told Trackker News, the Royal Barbados Police Force is moving steadily to increase the use of Tasers.
He explained that at present there were not enough to outfit each officer but there was unit specially trained in the use of Tasers.
Dottin said by next year more police officers would be armed with the Taser gun, which emits electrical current and can disable people who are aggressive.
"There is a provision in the Estimates for next year for more Taser guns as well as chemicals that would subdue people in appropriate circumstances", Dottin said.
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