Firearm seized on Nelson Road, Kingston 13

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Firearm seized on Nelson Road, Kingston 13

The police are reporting the seizure of a nine millimetre Trabzon pistol with a magazine containing five 9mm rounds of ammunition during a joint police-military operation on Nelson Road, Kingston 13. It is being reported that about 8:40 Sunday...

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