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Firearm, ammunition seized in St Catherine

Published:Saturday | July 17, 2021 | 11:13 AM

Officers assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division have arrested one man in relation to a firearm and ammunition seizure during an operation in the Braeton Parkway, St Catherine on Friday, July 16.

Reports from the Portmore Police are that about 1:30 p.m., lawmen were in the area when they saw a man walking along the roadway, whose actions aroused their suspicion.

He was accosted, searched and one Taurus 9mm pistol with a magazine containing nine 9mm rounds of ammunition was found in his possession.

He was subsequently taken into custody; however his identity is being withheld pending further investigation.

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