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Firearm, 101 assorted rounds of ammunition seized in Kingston

Published:Monday | April 20, 2020 | 10:54 AM

Detectives from the Kingston Central Police Division seized one firearm and 101 assorted rounds of ammunition on King Street in Kingston on Saturday.

The police report that about 6:30 a.m., a team executed a search warrant at a premises in the area.

According to the police, during the search, the following items were found:

* One Hi-Point 9mm Luger pistol with a magazine containing nine 9mm rounds of ammunition
* One Glock magazine.
* Eighty-four 9mm cartridges.
* Seven .38 cartridges  
* One 5.7mm cartridge

One man was arrested in connection with the seizure.

His identity is being withheld pending further investigations.

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