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Assault rifle seized on Mountain View Avenue

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2023 | 8:06 PM
No one was arrested in relation to the seizure. - Contributed photo.

A police-military team today seized an M4 A1 assault rifle with a magazine containing ten 5.56 millimetre rounds of ammunition during an operation on Mountain View Avenue, Kingston 3.  

The police report that between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., lawmen were in the area when a premise was searched.

During the search, the gun was found inside a room wrapped in a sheet.

The weapon was subsequently seized.

No one was arrested in relation to the seizure.

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