Three arrested after submachine gun thrown out window during police search
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December 15, 2021

Three arrested after submachine gun thrown out window during police search

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three people are now in custody after a gun was reportedly thrown through the window of a house that was being searched by police officers.

The incident happened in Irwin, St James on Wednesday, December 15.

It is alleged that at about 6:30 am, a police team executed a search warrant at a premises during which an object was thrown through a window.

Further checks revealed that the object was a Luger 9mm Intratec submachine gun with one 9mm cartridge.

The three occupants of the house were accosted and will remain in custody pending further investigations, the police said.

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