Loaded gun hidden in plastic bag seized in Portmore
Published:Tuesday | September 5, 2023 | 2:21 PM
The police are reporting the seizure of an illegal gun loaded with ammunition in a plastic bag hidden in a concrete block in Portmore, St Catherine.
No one was arrested in connection with the seizure.
The find was made on Monday night during an operation on Rosemary Avenue in Portmore.
The Portmore police report that about 7:50 p.m., a targeted raid was conducted in the area and a premises searched.
During the search, a Smith-and-Wesson 357 Magnum containing three 9mm rounds of ammunition was found wrapped in a black plastic bag under a pile of concrete blocks, according to the police.
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