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August 23, 2016

Cops arrest 2 men in Spanish Town after finding shotgun

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Spanish Town Police yesterday arrested two men in connection with the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition in Feather Bed Lane, Spanish Town, St Catherine.

Reports are that between 4:30 pm and 7:00 pm, officers carried out an operation in the area where a premises was searched.

One shotgun along with five 12-gauge cartridges was seized.

The identities of the two men arrested are being withheld pending further investigation.

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