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AK-47 rifle and shotgun seized in Westmoreland, four arrested

Published:Thursday | May 5, 2022 | 10:55 AM
The police report that about 9:45 a.m., cops searched a premises that was occupied by the four men and the weapons were found. -File photo.

An AK-47 rifle and a shotgun were seized by the police in Westmoreland on Wednesday.

Four men were arrested in connection with the seizure.

The recovery was made during an operation on Stella Lane, Wharf Road in Savanna-la-Mar.

The police report that about 9:45 a.m., cops searched a premises that was occupied by the four men and the weapons were found. 

The men were taken into custody.

Their identities are being withheld pending further investigation.

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