St Andrew man charged for homemade firearm
ST ANDREW, Jamaica – Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North Police arrested and charged a St Andrew man with possession of prohibited weapons in relation to an incident that took place in Goulburn district, Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew on Thursday, February 23.
He is 19-year-old Rahein Allan of Goulburn district, Lawrence Tavern in the parish.
Reports are that about 4:20 pm, lawmen were on an operation in the area when Allan was seen and his actions aroused their suspicion. He was accosted and a bag he was carrying was searched. During the search, one homemade firearm with one 9-millimetre round of ammunition was found in the bag.
He was subsequently taken into custody. Following a question and answer session in the presence of his attorney, he was on Saturday, February 25.
His court date has not been finalised.