Illegal gun seized in MoBay
Published:Saturday | December 2, 2023 | 12:56 PM
A firearm along with four rounds of ammunition was seized during a police-military operation on Sammy Drive in Montego Bay, St James on Friday.
The police report that about 12:45 p.m., lawmen were in the area when a four-bedroom house was searched.
Nothing illegal was found.
The police say the team then searched an open lot close to the house, where a shopping bag was found beside the fence line.
The bag was examined and a nine-millimetre Smith and Wesson pistol along with four rounds nine-millimetre ammunition was seen inside the bag.
No one was arrested in relation to the seizure.
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