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| The guns and ammunition seized on display at the Buff Bay Police Station in Portland, yesterday. |
BUFF BAY, PORTLAND — The Portland police yesterday seized 18 firearms and 1,279 rounds of assorted ammunition, believed to have been shipped from neighbouring Haiti, when they intercepted a minivan travelling in the parish yesterday. The haul included 10 pistols, five revolvers, two shotguns and one Intratec 9mm pistol. Six men have been arrested in connection with the find.
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Ealan Powell, who heads the Area 2 Police, lawmen — acting on information received on Monday — began their operation at about 10:15 am on the shores of Drapers in the parish where the two male occupants of a boat, including its captain, were arrested and the boat seized.
That operation led them on the trail of the minivan, which was intercepted in the Buff Bay area at about 12:30 pm immediately after it allegedly unloaded a container with the contraband. The four men on board were arrested and their cellular phones confiscated. The police said at least two of the men gave Kingston addresses.
Yesterday, ACP Powell commended his team, which included members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard, for their effort. Read more...
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