Five arrested after cops seize two illegal firearms
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – Five men were arrested on Saturday in connection with the seizure of two firearms and six rounds of assorted ammunition in Frome, Westmoreland.
According to the constabulary’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) a police team was on patrol along the Frome main road when a motorcycle with two males was signalled to stop.
Both men were searched and a 9mm Smith and Wesson pistol with a magazine containing five 9mm rounds of ammunition was taken from the pillion rider, CCU said.
Meanwhile, the lawmen said they acted on additional information gathered and conducted a secondary operation at the home of the pillion rider where a .38 Smith and Wesson revolver along with one live round was reportedly found.
Three men, who were at the home, were arrested in connection with that seizure. The identities of the accused men are being withheld pending further investigations.
