Manchester man charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition

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Manchester man charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition

The Manchester Police have charged 23-year-old Carey Simpson, otherwise called ‘Alex Scott’, a farmer of Prospect district in the parish with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition.

The police report that a team was on operation in Prospect district when a premises was searched and the firearm – a .38 revolver containing four .38 rounds of ammunition - was seized.

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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