Guns and ammunition seized in St James, men arrested

The St James police seized two firearms and 20 assorted rounds of ammunition during an operation in Bottom Cambridge on Monday.

Reports from the Montego Bay police are that about 4:53 p.m., lawmen carried out an operation at a premises in the area where two houses were searched.

During the search, a Glock pistol fitted with a magazine containing fifteen .45 rounds of ammunition was seized in one house and a40 calibre Smith and Wesson M&P pistol fitted with a magazine containing five 9mm round of ammunition seized in the other house.

Two men were taken into custody pending further investigation.  

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