ST ANDREW, Jamaica – Three persons, including a woman, have been charged following the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of assorted ammunition in Savage Pen, Gordon Town in St Andrew on Tuesday, February 28.

Charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition are; 39-year-old Ricardo Hibbert, otherwise called ‘Bigga’, and 35-year-old Shawna-Kay Dudel, otherwise called ‘Shawna’.

However, 41-year-old Denroy Hibbert, a taxi operator, was only charged with possession of unauthorised ammunition.

Reports from the Constant Spring Police are that a team conducted operations in the area between 3:00 am and 7:00 am. During the period, a premises occupied by the three was searched and one .38 revolver along with five .38 rounds of ammunition found beneath a mattress, in a room occupied by Ricardo and Dudel.

Hibbert, who was seen in another room, was also searched and nine .38 cartridges and fifteen 9mm cartridges were taken from him.