October 3, 2024
Firearm found in bin at Manchester bar, operator charged with breaching Spirit License Act
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Manchester police seized a firearm which was found in a garbage bin at a bar on Thursday morning in Pike district in the parish.
Police said about 1:00 am a patrol team carried out a snap raid at the bar. During the raid a 9mm single action pistol was found in the bin. The serial number was erased from the pistol.
No one was arrested in connection with the firearm seizure.
However, during the raid, the bar operator, who is also a bartender at the business establishment, was arrested and charged for breaches of the Spirit License Act and operating beyond opening hours.
— Kasey Williams