Three people, including a woman, arrested following Portmore gun seizure
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A police operation in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday resulted in the arrest of three persons and the seizure of a gun and ammunition.
Reports are that about 5 a.m. members of the Special Operational Unit went to Portsea Drive in Portsmouth, Portmore, and carried out a search of a property.
The police say during the search a Sig Sauer nine-millimetre pistol fitted with a magazine containing 16 rounds of ammunition was found wrapped in a towel, while an additional four rounds were discovered in a chest of drawers.
Three occupants of the property, two men and a woman, were taken into police custody.
The names of the suspects, who are age 24, 32 and 35 years old, are being withheld pending further investigation by police.
-Rasbert Turner
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