AK-47 rifle among three illegal weapons seized; no arrests
Published:Sunday | March 3, 2019 | 12:00 AM
A high-powered rifle with an empty magazine was seized during an operation on Burgher Lane in Rollington Town, Kingston 2 yesterday.
The police also report that two more illegal firearms were seized on the weekend in St Catherine and Manchester.
The Elletson Road police report that the AK-47 rifle with an empty magazine was found on an abandoned premises about 11:20 a.m.
No one was arrested in relation to the seizure.
A 9mm handgun was also found on Valdez Road in St Catherine yesterday. The Spanish Town police report that the illegal gun was found with a magazine containing twelve 9mm cartridges wrapped in a shirt after the police chased a group of men who ran upon seeing a team on patrol.
On Friday, the Manchester police seized a .38 revolver loaded with two .38 rounds of ammunition that was found at the root of a tree on Gabby Street in Mandeville.
No arrests were made in connection with the find.
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