Man at party charged with firearm possession
ST ANDREW, Jamaica – The Kingston Western Police are reporting the arrest and charge of a man with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition during an operation on 8th Street in Arnett Gardens, Kingston 12 on New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1.
Charged is 26-year-old Duwan Benjamin, an air conditioner technician of a Cardigan Crescent address in Washington Gardens, Kingston 20.
Reports from the Denham Town Police are that lawmen were in the area about 1:30 am when they saw Benjamin among a group of people at a party and his actions aroused their suspicion. He was accosted, searched and a 9mm Glock semi-automatic pistol with a magazine containing thirteen rounds of ammunition taken from his waistband. He was arrested and charged.
His court date will be announced later, the police said.
