December 16, 2024
Firearm, ammo seized in St Catherine
ST CATHERINE, JAMAICA – The St Catherine North police seized a firearm and several rounds of ammunition in Sligoville, Waugh Hill in the parish on Sunday.
Reports are that about 2:30 am, lawmen observed a man walking along the roadway. He was signalled to stop, but refused and attempted, unsuccessfully, to evade the police.
He was subsequently caught, searched and one 9mm pistol with a magazine containing seventeen 9mm cartridges was taken from him.
The man was arrested and taken into custody, however, his identity is being withheld pending further investigation.