July 24, 2022
St James man arrested for breaches of the Firearms Act
ST JAMES, Jamaica – One man has been arrested following the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition in Maroon Town, St James on Saturday, July 23.
Reports from the Spring Mount police are that about 9:00 pm, a team of officers was
conducting a patrol along the Maroon Town main road when the suspect was seen acting in a manner that aroused their suspicion.
He was accosted, searched and a strap bag he had in his possession was searched and found to contain one Browning 9mm pistol with a magazine affixed containing six 9mm rounds of ammunition. The weapon was seized and he was taken into custody.
His identity is being withheld pending further investigations
