UPDATE: Alleged gang members slapped with several charges after Green Pond raid, gun seizure
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Three people who are believed to be members of the Only The Family Gang (OTF) were on Thursday slapped with several charges following a major gun and ammunition seizure in Green Pond, St James on July 13.
Charged are 48-year-old Sheryl McCallum, a businesswoman, 21-year-old Tishell Bernard, a customer service representative and 26-year-old Remoy Farquharson, a businessman in Green Heights Mews, Green Pond in the parish.
The three were charged with stockpiling of prohibited weapons, dealing in prohibited weapons, 16 counts of possession of prohibited weapons, unauthorised possession of ammunition, possession of assorted parts of firearms, unauthorised use of premises for storage of firearms and ammunition and possession of criminal property.
Reports are that about 4:30 am, a team from the Joint Anti-Gang Task Force (JAGTF) carried out an operation at a premises occupied by the three accused.
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A search was conducted which resulted in the seizure of several firearms along with ammunition, monies and other military paraphernalia.
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During the operation, a Toyota Crown motorcar was also removed from the premises.
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