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Kingston carpenter charged with possession of illegal gun and ammunition

Published:Monday | April 10, 2023 | 7:33 PM
He was accosted and searched and a Glock pistol with a magazine containing six rounds of ammunition allegedly found on his person. - File photo

Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Williams, otherwise called 'CJ' and 'Peelie Bwoy', a carpenter of Seaview Gardens, Kingston, was on Monday arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and ammunition following an incident in his community.

The Hunts Bay Police say about 1:25 a.m., an operation was carried out along Chaffinch Road, when Williams was observed walking away upon seeing the police vehicle.

The police say he was also acting in a manner that aroused their suspicion.

He was accosted and searched and a Glock pistol with a magazine containing six rounds of ammunition allegedly found on his person.

He was arrested and subsequently charged.

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