Gun seized in open lot in St Mary, man arrested
Published:Friday | January 6, 2023 | 12:06 PM
The police in St Mary on Thursday arrested a man in relation to the seizure of an illegal firearm and ammunition during an operation in Scotts Hall district.
Reports from the Annotto Bay Police are that about 1:30 p.m., lawmen went to the area after a complainant made a report of an alleged assault by a man with a firearm in the community.
The police team went in search of the man and he was arrested.
According to the police, the man admitted that he had the firearm.
A search of an open lot was conducted and a CZP nine millimetre pistol with a magazine containing one 9mm round of ammunition was seen among the debris.
His identity is being withheld pending further investigation.
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