Illegal gun, ammo found in shop in Grange Hill, Westmoreland
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A Browning 9mm pistol with a magazine containing five 9mm rounds of ammunition was seized during the search of a shop in Grange Hill, Westmoreland on Friday.
According to police reports, a team of officers assigned to the Westmoreland Police Division seized the weapon during a joint police/military operation in Top Geneva district in the parish.
Lawmen from the Morgan’s Bridge Police say that about 12:30 pm, they were in the area when they saw a man standing at a shop. Upon seeing the lawmen the man entered the shop.
His actions aroused their suspicion and he was accosted and searched. A search of the shop was also conducted.
The firearm and ammunition were recovered in the shop.
The man was subsequently taken into custody. His identity is however being withheld pending further investigations.
