24 guns seized this week

24

guns seized this week

Some 24 firearms and 319 assorted rounds of ammunition were seized by the police this week. The latest seizure occurred on Sunset Boulevard in Montego Bay, St. James, yesterday when two firearms and 26 cartridges were seized and five men taken into custody.

Reports are that between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., a joint police/military team was conducting operations which led them to the location. A room, which had five males present was searched and one 9mm pistol with a magazine containing eighteen 9mm cartridges and one Colt .45 pistol with a magazine containing eight .45 cartridges were found inside the room. The men were subsequently arrested.

"We will continue to improve on our investigative capabilities as we serve, protect, and reassure the citizens of this country," said Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson in commending the cops for the seizures.