February 24, 2023
Five in custody following guns, ammo seizure
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Five people are in custody following the seizure of three firearms and several rounds of ammunition during a vehicular checkpoint operation on Dunrobin Avenue, Kingston on Thursday.
Reports are that about 8:15 pm, the St Andrew Central Police was on operation in the area, when a motor car was stopped for breaches of the Road Traffic Act.
A search of the vehicle was conducted and one .357 Magnum containing six .38 cartridges, one 9mm Beretta pistol with eight 9mm cartridges, and one Glock 17 pistol with ten 9mm cartridges were found.
The five occupants of the vehicle, including a female, were taken into custody pending further investigations.