AMMUNITION
PORTLAND, Jamaica - One 9mm Ruger pistol with a magazine containing 29 rounds of ammunition was seized during an operation on the Hectors River main road in Manchioneal, Portland on Wednesday.
Reports from the Manchioneal Police are that about 4:20 pm, lawmen were conducting an operation in the area when a motorist was signalled to stop. He obeyed but alighted from the vehicle and ran. While running, he reportedly tossed a box before escaping. It was retrieved, searched and during the search the firearm and ammunition were found.
No one was arrested.
Investigations are ongoing.
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