TRELAWNY, Jamaica – Formal proceedings have begun in the case of the three teenagers who were arrested in connection with the seizure of an illegal firearm on Lower Harbour Street in Falmouth, Trelawny on Monday, August 29.

The teens — two 16 year olds and a 14 year-old — were scheduled to appear in the Family Court in Falmouth on Thursday, September 1. They were charged following an interview in the presence of their attorneys.

They were each charged with the offence of illegal possession of a firearm. The teenagers were handed over to the police by private security personnel at about 1:30 am. Reports

are that the security team responded to an alarm that went off in the area. The security officers

saw the three teenagers walking along the roadway, acting in a manner that aroused their suspicion.

The teenagers were accosted and searched and one Browning pistol with an empty

magazine was found inside a knapsack bag that they were carrying. The firearm was seized and the police were alerted.