Guns and ammunition seized in Kingston, two men charged
Published:Saturday | October 3, 2020 | 12:36 PM
Two men have been charged following the seizure of an assault rifle and a pistol in Port Royal.
Thirty-five-year-old Shaneil Mardi, a taxi operator of Polly Ground district, Ewarton, St Catherine and 35-year-old Jermaine Labban, of Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston were on Thursday charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition after a question and answer interview.
Their court date is to be finalised.
The police report that about 9:40 p.m. on Friday, September 25, a team was on Foreshore Road in Port Royal, Kingston 1 when they saw a motor car travelling along the roadway with men aboard.
Their actions allegedly aroused the cops’ suspicion and the driver of the motor car was signalled to stop.
He complied.
The police team subsequently searched the motor vehicle and found an AK-47 assault rifle with a magazine containing twenty 7.62 rounds of ammunition as well as a 9mm Taurus pistol with a magazine containing thirteen 9mm rounds of ammunition.
The men were arrested.
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