Six in custody after seizure of firearms, notebook, 14 cell phones with overseas residents info in Portland
PORTLAND, Jamaica – Six men were arrested after two homemade firearms, a notebook and 14 cell phones containing information about overseas residents were seized during an operation at Orrett Lane, Buff Bay, Portland on Wednesday.
Reports from the Port Maria police are that about 1:30 pm, lawmen carried out an operation in the area when a premises was searched and the two firearms found.
A further search of the property revealed one notebook and one Samsung cellular phone containing the identity and contact information of persons living overseas. Thirteen additional cellular phones were found in a bag inside the dwelling.
Another premises in the area was searched and the six men were taken into custody. Their identities are being withheld pending further investigations.