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More gun & ammo found in Ramble, St James

by May 6th, 2018

Continued operations yesterday by the security forces in St. James have resulted in another gun and ammunition seizure.

This follows operations on Friday, when about 8 guns, several rounds of ammunition and ballistic vests were found in the Ramble community.

Yesterday’s operations in the same community led to the recovery of a ninth firearm, over 250 rounds of ammunition, as well as 2 masks.

Head of Operations for the St. James State of Emergency, Assistant Commissioner of Police Ealon Powell says about 9:25 a.m., officers found one Browning revolver and a bag with 50 rounds.

Later in the afternoon, a search in another section of the community led to the find a wide assortment of ammunition, to include:

One Smith and Wesson magazine

Thirty-one point 22 cartridges

Thirty-six 5 point 56 millimetre cartridges

One-hundred-and – 1.40 cartridges

Thirty-nine 7.65 cartridges

Three M16 magazines

Eight 9 millimetre Glock magazines

 

Police also found one butt stake firearm accessory and two masks.

No one was arrested in connection with the find.

 

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