Illegal guns, ammunition seized in Kingston Eastern

The police have confirmed that two illegal firms were seized during operations in the Kingston Eastern Division on Tuesday.

The first firearm was seized during the search of a premises in Burgher Gully, Mountain View.

A Taurus 9mm pistol with a magazine containing 14 rounds of ammunition was found wrapped in a cloth under a stone.

Within hours of the find, detectives made another seizure along Cleveland Road in the division.

The Elletson Road Police say that about 7:00 p.m., lawmen conducted an intelligence-led operation in the area, during which a house was searched.

An Uzi sub-machine gun was found wrapped in a piece of cloth in a room of the house.

No one was arrested in relation to any of the seizures.

The investigation continues.

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