Loaded gun seized in Trelawny, man arrested
Published:Saturday | December 30, 2023 | 11:49 AM
The police in Trelawny have arrested a man following the seizure of a .40 Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol that was fitted with a magazine containing three .40mm rounds of ammunition in Greenwood district.
His identity is being withheld pending further investigations.
Reports from the Falmouth police are that about 8:55 p.m. on Thursday, lawmen were on operation in the area when they reportedly observed the man running into a shop.
The police chased him, accosted him, searched him, and found the firearm.
The police team then searched the premises and found a magazine and lottery scamming paraphernalia.
The man was taken into custody.
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