May 21, 2022
Police arrest man after finding gun in sock during operation
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man was arrested in connection with the seizure of an illegal firearm and several rounds of ammunition in Linstead, St Catherine on Friday.
Reports are that about 11:15 pm, a joint police/military team was on patrol in an area of East Avenue known as ‘Kats Corner’ when they saw a man throwing an object over a fence.
The police said the man was accosted and the object — which was contained in a dark blue sock — was retrieved. Further checks revealed a .38 revolver, loaded with six .38 rounds of ammunition, inside the sock.
The police said the man’s identity is being withheld pending further investigations.