The police are reporting the seizure of an illegal gun and ammunition during an operation on Caledonia Road in Mandeville, Manchester on Wednesday.

It is reported that about 3:45 p.m., cops were in the area on patrol when the driver of a vehicle was signalled to stop.

The driver disobeyed and was chased.

The police say when the vehicle came to a stop the occupants ran from the car into bushes.

The vehicle was searched and the police say the cops found a Taurus nine millimetre pistol with a magazine containing ten nine millimetre rounds of ammunition.

No one was taken into custody.

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