Man in custody following firearm, ammo seizure in Westmoreland
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – A police team from the Specialised Operations Branch in Westmoreland arrested a man in connection to a Taurus 9-millimetre pistol with a magazine containing eleven 9-millimetre rounds of ammunition that was seized on Three Mile River main road, Savanna-la-Mar in the parish on Wednesday.
Reports from the Savanna-la-Mar Police are that about 2:29 am, the team was on mobile patrol when they signalled a man driving a motorcycle to stop.
He disobeyed the signal and the lawmen pursued him. He then drove to a premises and was seen throwing an object to the ground.
The object was retrieved and found to be a firearm. He was then arrested and taken into custody.
His identity is being withheld pending further investigations.