One man was taken into custody by the Bog Walk police in St. Catherine after he was caught in possession of an illegal firearm while at a dance being held in Bog Walk, on Saturday, February 23.
The name of the accused is being withheld pending further investigations.
Reports reaching our Mckoy’s News are that about 1:40a. m., on Saturday, a team of officers was on patrol at a section of Bog Walk known as West Prospect, when they came upon patrons at a street dance.
Upon seeing the lawmen approaching the accused started to act in a suspicious manner, and a search was carried out of his person.
He was found to be carrying a Browning Single Action 9mm semi-automatic pistol fitted with a magazine containing twelve 9mm rounds.
The accused was taken into custody.