Two men charged after seizure of firearm and ammo in St James
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Two men have been charged with breaches of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act following a firearm and ammunition seizure in Shortwood, St James on Sunday.
Charged with unauthorised possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition are 31-year-old Oshane Simon, a labourer of Maizeland in the parish and 36-year-old Demarly Parchment, a welder of Shortwood.
Reports from the Cambridge Police are that about 1:30 am, a joint police/ military team saw the two men sitting inside a vehicle that was parked along the roadway. The men began acting in a manner that aroused the suspicion of the team. A search was conducted and one Glock pistol with a magazine containing three .45 cartridges was seized.
The men were subsequently arrested and charged. Their court date is being arranged.
