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Man in custody following firearm, ammo seizure in Kingston
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April 18, 2024

Man in custody following firearm, ammo seizure in Kingston

KINGSTON, Jamaica— A man was taken into custody after a .45 pistol with a magazine containing seven rounds of ammunition was seized during an operation on Fairview Avenue in Kingston on Thursday.

Reports are that about 11:30am a team of officers assigned to the St Andrew South Division were on operation in the area when a premises was searched.

During the search the firearm and ammunition were found.

The identity of the man who was taken into custody is being withheld pending further investigation, police say.

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