Man in custody following firearm, ammo seizure in Westmoreland
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April 2, 2024

Man in custody following firearm, ammo seizure in Westmoreland

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— A man was arrested after a firearm and several rounds of ammunition were seized during an operation in Retreat district in Little London, Westmoreland on Tuesday.

The man’s identity is being withheld pending further investigations.

Reports from the Westmoreland Proactive Investigations Unit (PIU) are that about 12:30 pm, lawmen were on a snap operation in the Retreat district when they searched a premise and found one Kel Tec sub-machine gun and eleven .40 cartridges.

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