POLICE TASK FORCE SEIZE SEVERAL GUNS OVER THREE MONTH PERIOD

The Joint Police/Military Task Force based at the Mobile Reserve seized 24 guns, 321 rounds of ammunition and 59 pounds of marijuana during operational initiatives carried out island wide between January 1 and March 31, this year.

During this same period eight of Jamaica’s most wanted men were captured and 201 persons were charged for various crimes.

The seizures and arrests were as a result of over 2900 operations carried out island wide by the unit. These included mobile patrols, cordons and searches, raids and vehicle check points.

These operations are designed to stem the flow of crime by arresting wanted men and to target known gangs operating across the island.

(Source: Constabulary Communication Network)