Man arrested following St Andrew gun seizure

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Man arrested following St Andrew gun seizure

The police arrested a man and seized a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol with a magazine containing three 9mm cartridges along Half Way Tree Road in St Andrew this morning. The identity of the 21-year-old man, who is of a Kingston 12 address, is being...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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