April 12, 2023
Man arrested following firearm, ammunition seizure in St Andrew
ST ANDREW, Jamaica – The St Andrew South Police arrested a man following the seizure of a Smith and Wesson 9-millimetre pistol fitted with a magazine containing 13 9-millimetre rounds of ammunition during a mobile patrol in the area on Wednesday.
Reports from the Hunts Bay Police are that about 12:30 am, lawmen were on patrol in the area when a man was seen acting in a manner that aroused their suspicion.
Upon the approach of the police, the man allegedly pulled the firearm from his waistband and threw it in bushes, before attempting to run away.
He was accosted and taken into custody pending charges being laid against him.