The weapon and ammunition seized in Mandeville on Monday afternoon. (Photo contributed)
July 15, 2024
Firearm seized in Mandeville taxi park
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police seized a firearm after it was found in a bag in a taxi park in Mandeville on Monday afternoon.
Officers said about 4:30 pm, a police team saw the bag on a wall at the Santa Cruz taxi stand. It was searched and a .38 revolver along with three 9mm rounds and one .38 rounds were seized.
No one was arrested in relation to the seizure.
The seizure of the firearm follows two shooting incidents in Manchester which left three people dead and two people injured with a 24-hour period.
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— Kasey Williams