Two charged after gun, ammo seizure in Spanish Town
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Two men have been charged in relation to the seizure of an illegal firearm and ammunition during a joint police/military operation in Top Banks, Spanish Town in St Catherine on Monday, February 13.
Charged with possession of prohibited weapon and possession of prohibited ammunition are 21-year-old Nigel Halstead, otherwise called ‘CJ’, a mason of March Pen Road in the parish and 24-year-old Shamario Ulett Oxford Road in Spanish Town.
Reports are that about 10:30 pm, the team conducted an operation in the area where both men were seen at a premises whose action aroused their suspicions.
They were accosted, searched and during the search, one Glock 9mm pistol with a magazine containing eighteen 9mm rounds of ammunition was seen in a bag that was in their possession.
Both men underwent a question and answer session in the presence of their attorneys. They are scheduled to appear before the St Catherine Parish court on Friday, February 24.