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Illegal gun recovered in Trelawny, teens arrested

Published:Monday | August 29, 2022 | 1:16 PM
A Browning pistol with an empty magazine was allegedly found inside a knapsack they were carrying.

The police are reporting that three teens were arrested in connection with the seizure of a firearm on Lower Harbour Street in Falmouth, Trelawny early Monday morning.

It is reported that about 1:30 a.m., a security team responded to a sensor alarm that went off in the area.

The security officers reportedly saw the three minors walking along the roadway acting in a manner that aroused their suspicions.

They were accosted and searched.

A Browning pistol with an empty magazine was allegedly found inside a knapsack they were carrying.

The police were summoned and the firearm and the teens were handed over to the cops. 

Investigations continue.

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