Police on Saturday morning seized a firearm outside a nightclub in Anchovy, St James. One man was arrested in relation to the find.

He has been identified as 20-year-old Amoy Largie, a welder, of Mount Carey, St James. He has been charged for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, and is to appear in the Western Regional Gun Court on Thursday.

Reports from the Anchovy police are that about 6:29 a.m., police were patrolling the area when they saw Largie with a bag. On their approach, he reportedly ran off, throwing the bag in bushes. The bag was retrieved and searched, and a 9mm pistol and a magazine containing 13 rounds were seized.

He was subsequently apprehended and charged.