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Police find gun, phones with identity info under a tree in St Elizabeth

Published:Tuesday | May 17, 2022 | 9:12 PM
A gun and three cellular phones with identity information for persons living overseas were seized by the police in St Elizabeth.

The St Elizabeth police seized a gun during an operation this afternoon that also uncovered identity information for persons living overseas. 

No one was taken arrested. 

The 9mm Browning pistol was recovered with a magazine containing nine 9mm rounds of ammunition.

It follows an operation in Burnt Ground, Santa Cruz in the parish around noon. 

The police say a team of officers was conducting operations in the area when a premises was searched and the handgun found under a tree along with several rounds of ammunition.

Further checks revealed, three cellular phones with identity information for persons living overseas, which were also seized.

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