ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— Three men have been arrested and charged after a firearm and ammunition were allegedly found when the vehicle in which they were travelling was searched by police during an operation on the Pedro Cross main road in St Elizabeth on Friday.

The men have been charged with the possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition.

They are:

39-year-old Lashawn Brown, labourer of Hodgesland, Giddy Hall, St Elizabeth;

39-year-old Ricardo Murray, a farmer/construction worker also of Hodgesland, St Elizabeth and;

31-year-old Andre Christie, a farmer of Arlington in Grange Hill, Westmoreland.

Reports from the police are that about 9:15pm, a team was conducting a roadblock operation on the Pedro Cross main road when a blue Hyundai motor car with three men aboard was signalled to stop. The men reportedly disobeyed and were later intercepted by members of the police team.

The vehicle was searched in the presence of the men and one Glock 19 pistol and a magazine containing sixteen 9mm rounds of ammunition were found under the passenger seat.

The men were apprehended and taken to the station where they were officially charged.

Their court date is being finalised.