ST ANDREW, Jamaica — An AK rifle and nearly 100 assorted rounds of ammunition were seized by the police in separate incidents yesterday.

According to the police the high-powered rifle was found hidden in a drum during a raid at a premise on D’Aguilar Road, Kingston 2, about 10:15 pm. Seven 7.62 cartridges were also seized.

No one was arrested in connection with the seizure.

Meanwhile, fifty-two 12-gauge cartridges were seized during an operation on Ducketts Road in James at about 3:55 pm, while another two were seized during a snap raid at a premises on Grove Road in St Andrew about 2:45 pm.

According to reports from the Cambridge police, the team from St James conducted a search of bushes in the area, during which the rounds were found hidden in a plastic bag. Two ballistic vests were also seized in this incident.

The fall of night saw the seizure of an additional 40 rounds of ammunition in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine.

Reports are that about 8:10 pm, a police team was on patrol in Dagger Bay when they attempted to accost a man. However he ran, dropping an object as he fled.

The object, which was a plastic bag, was retrieved and searched and twenty-five 9mm cartridges, ten 12-gauge cartridges, four .38 cartridges and one .45 cartridge were found.

No one was arrested in connection with the seizures. Detectives continue to investigate all incidents.