Illegal gun seized in abandoned building, two men arrested
Published:Tuesday | December 5, 2023 | 1:21 PM
Two men were arrested following the seizure of a loaded gun in an abandoned building along Wellington Street in Kingston on Monday.
The Franklyn Town police report that about 9:30 p.m., a police-military team carried out an operation in the area where a premises was searched.
They say the search ended with the recovery of a Glock nine-millimetre pistol and a magazine containing sixteen 9mm rounds of ammunition in a transparent bag in the ceiling of the abandoned building.
Two men who were present were taken into custody.
Their identities are being withheld pending further investigation.
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