January 20, 2024
Two men in custody after gun, ammunition seized
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Two men are now in custody after the police in Santa Cruz seized one 9-millimetre pistol with a magazine containing three 9-millimetre rounds of ammunition on Institution Drive, Santa Cruz in St Elizabeth on Saturday.
Their identities are being withheld pending further investigations.
Reports are that about 11:00 am, a team of officers was conducting a vehicular check point operation in the area when the driver of a Honda Civic motor car with two men aboard was signalled to stop.
The vehicle and its occupants were searched and the weapon found in the possession of one of the men.
They were taken into custody.