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Two firearms and ammunition seized by the St Andrew South Police

Published:Monday | June 5, 2023 | 9:20 PM

A team of officers assigned to the St Andrew South Police Division seized two prohibited weapons, including a 12-gauge shotgun, in two separate incidents during the last 24 hours.

In the first incident, at about 2:30 p.m., lawmen were conducting an operation on Black Sea Drive, Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11. An abandoned building was searched and one Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun was seen inside the building.

At about 5:10 p.m., the lawmen were on operation on Waltham Park Avenue, also in Kingston 11, and a SPCY-PTX-2 9mm pistol with a magazine containing one 9mm round of ammunition was seized.

No one was arrested in relation to these seizures.

Investigation continues.

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