Uzi sub-machine gun seized in St Andrew, man arrested
Published:Monday | April 3, 2023 | 10:29 AM
The police on Sunday seized an Uzi sub-machine gun along with ammunition during an operation on Belvedere Road in St Andrew.
A man was arrested in connection with the recovery.
Reports from the Dunhaney Park police are that at about 2:00 p.m., lawmen were in the area when they saw a man sitting on the roadway, whose action raised their suspicion.
He was accosted, searched, and an Uzi sub-machine gun with a magazine containing two 9mm rounds of ammunition was found inside a bag he was carrying, according to the police.
He was subsequently taken into custody.
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