TRELAWNY, Jamaica – The Police arrested and charged one man following the seizure of a firearm on the Salt Marsh main road in Trelawny on Monday, August 28, 2023.

The Police charged Neil Walters, age 24, a construction worker of Charles Town, St. Mary, with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorized possession of ammunition.

The Falmouth Police stated that at about 9:40 p.m., on Monday, August 28, 2023, a team of law enforcement officers conducted a vehicular checkpoint operation along the Salt Marsh Main Road. They signaled the driver of a Toyota Isis motor car to stop.

The Police searched the vehicle and the driver. During the search, the Police allegedly found one Colt Commander .45-millimetre pistol fitted with a magazine containing three .45-millimetre cartridges in the driver’s possession.

An investigation revealed that Walters is on bail for a similar breach of the Firearms Act.

The Police arrested and subsequently charged him. 

His court date is pending.

US visitor caught at Sangster with twenty 9mm cartridges.

ST JAMES, Jamaica – On Monday, August 28, 2023, the Police arrested and charged a man visiting the Island from the United States with unauthorized possession of ammunition following the seizure of 20 9MM cartridges at the Sangster International Airport in St James. 

The Police identified the accused as Kamal Watt, a software engineer with a US address.

According to the Montego Bay Police, at about 8:15 a.m., Watt arrived on the Island. While at the security checkpoint, agents scanned his knapsack and detected the anomalies. 

The agents searched the knapsack and allegedly found a box containing twenty 9-millimeter cartridges. 

The Police arrested and charged Watt. His court date is pending.