Illegal Firearm Seized, One Man Arrested in St Andrew 

Jamaica Crime News, St Andrew: One man was taken into custody and is now waiting to be charged in connection with an illegal firearm seizure in the parish of St Andrew on Monday night, May 28.

The investigators further stated that, the name of the accused who was caught in possession of a Glock 26, semi-automatic pistol loaded with 17 live 9mm rounds is being withheld pending further investigation.

The Kingston police have reported that about 9:30 p.m. on Monday, a team of officers were carrying out patrols at a section of Oral Way in the Nannyville Gardens area.

The lawmen further stated that, they observed a group of men acting in a suspicious manner along the roadway.  The men were accosted and searched, and the accused found to be carrying the illegal weapon.

He was immediately placed under arrest.

 

By Henry Bucknor