THE security forces seized two illegal firearms and apprehended 205 people for questioning during a curfew imposed on sections of the Kingston Central and Kingston Eastern police divisions yesterday.

Police said that several rounds of ammunition and gun magazines were also seized.

Lawmen said that 12 women were among those taken into custody.

Late yesterday evening police reported that 35 of those persons were processed, interviewed and released.

The breakdown of the illegal weapons and gun magazines seized are as follows:

* One 9mm semi-automatic pistol

* One shotgun

* 12 – 9mm rounds

* 7 – 12 gauge cartridges

* 4- 9mm magazines

* 1 – Ak-47 magazine

Meanwhile, assistant police commissioner Les Green, head of the Major Investigations Task Force (MIT), has issued a call for residents to start reporting to police when they see strange persons lurking in their areas.

Green said that this sort of support was needed as police stepped up operations to nab Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke and other fugitives who fled Tivoli Gardens and had gone into other communities to hide.

The police high command on Monday placed a bounty of US$20,000 for the capture of Coke, the former gang leader of Tivoli Gardens.

“The police would like to find Coke to execute a warrant of arrest issued by the courts of Jamaica for him to face extradition proceedings,” the police said in a news release.

The police also issued a call for anyone knowing the whereabouts of Coke to contact Operation Kingfish at 811, Crime Stop at 311 and Police control at 119.

Green also said that in past weeks, several persons have been calling in to the police to report the presence of ‘strange’ persons seen in their community, some of whom were believed to be from West Kingston.

Coke is wanted by United States law enforcement agencies for drug trafficking and gun-running crimes.

The alleged crime boss has been on the run since members of the security forces clashed for three days with armed thugs in Tivoli Gardens in search of Coke. The stand-off resulted in the death of 73 civilians, two policemen and a soldier.

Police have since reported that they found over 70 guns during searches in Tivoli Gardens and surrounding communities.