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Uber driver detained following firearm seizure in downtown Kingston

Published:Sunday | November 10, 2024 | 5:24 PM
The driver was arrested. - File photo

A 39-year-old Uber driver was arrested on suspicion of possession of a prohibited weapon in downtown Kingston on Saturday night.

About 8:30 p.m. police personnel reportedly stopped and searched a Honda Accord motor car driven by the suspect.

During the search, a nine millimetre Browning pistol affixed with a magazine was discovered.

The driver was arrested.

The Kingston Central Criminal Investigations Branch is probing the matter.

- Rasbert Turner

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