Firearm seized in New Haven raid, 10 men arrested

Ten men are in police custody after security forces seized a firearm during an early-morning raid in New Haven, St Andrew, on Wednesday.

The men were detained during a four-hour cordon-and-search operation carried out between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. by members of the St Andrew South Police Division, supported by the Specialized Operations Branch, the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF).

During searches of premises in the community, the security forces reportedly recovered a semi-automatic pistol with an attached magazine.

The identities of the detained men have not been disclosed.

Investigations into the firearm seizure are ongoing.

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