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Taxi operator charged with illegal possession of ammunition

Published:Friday | July 17, 2020 | 9:28 AM

One man was arrested and charged on Wednesday with illegal possession of ammunition following an incident at Providence Pen Lane in Kingston 5.

Charged is 34-year-old taxi operator Howard Martin.

The police report that about 7:30 a.m., a team conducted an operation in the area where a premises was searched.

Eleven rounds of ammunition were found in a suitcase inside the dwelling, according to the police.

Martin was subsequently charged and is scheduled to appear before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court.

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