KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man and his female passenger have been charged with breaches of the Firearms Act following the seizure of a firearm and ammunition on Studio One Boulevard in Kingston on Sunday.

Charged with unauthorised possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition are; 31-year-old Delshawn McBean, a contractor of Blunt Street, Kingston and a Barbican, Kingston 6 address, and 28-year-old Shantel Thomas, a cashier of Tower Street, Kingston.

Reports from the Denham Town Police are that sometime after 11:00 pm, McBean was driving a grey Mercedes Benz, with Thomas as his passenger. McBean was signalled to stop by a team of officers who were conducting a vehicular checkpoint operation.

McBean disobeyed and sped off. The police team pursued the vehicle and intercepted it. The occupants and the vehicle were then searched and a Taurus 9mm pistol with a magazine containing twelve 9mm cartridges was found beneath the driver’s seat.

McBean and Thomas were subsequently arrested and charged.

Their court date is being arranged.