Law enforcement assigned to the St Andrew Central police division have taken a man into custody after the seizure of a prohibited firearm and a magazine with ten rounds of ammunition during an operation on Gordon Town Road on Friday, March 17, 2023
According to the Papine police, at about 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 17, 2023, law enforcement officers were on patrol when they saw a man acting suspiciously. Upon seeing the cops, the man ran and hid an object in nearby bushes. The police pursued the man and apprehended him.
Then they searched the area. During the search, the police found a 9mm Ruger pistol with a magazine containing ten 9mm cartridges.
The police subsequently took the man into custody. But police withheld his identity pending further investigation.