Firearm and ammunition seized at St Andrew bar, one man arrested

The police seized an illegal firearm and ammunition inside a bar along Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew on Saturday morning.

A 19-year-old man of a Cassia Park Road address was arrested and charged.

Reports are that the firearm was seized after police personnel assigned to the St Andrew North Division carried out a raid at a bar along Whitehall Avenue.

The firearm seized is a purple and black Taurus Bainbridge GA 9mm pistol and a magazine containing 14 rounds and one in the breach.

The firearm was reportedly shown to the suspect at the scene.

The St Andrew North police have now seized 47 firearms since the start of the year compared to 16 for the same period last year.

The following persons are wanted by the St Andrew North police for murder:

1. Fabian Watson, otherwise called Bulla and Tristan, Welder of Florence Hill, St Andrew and 45b Hamilton Gardens, Gregory Park, St Catherine.

2. Shevon Matthews, otherwise called Max, of Zambia, Central Village and Blue Hole District, Red Hills, St Andrew

3. Kemar Samuda, otherwise called Scamma and Choppa, of a 104 Red Hills Road, Kingston 19 address

4. Emar Grinham, otherwise called Bully Beef of 128 Barbican Road (Andrews Pen), Kingston 8.

5. Kenroy Willis, otherwise called Papa of a Lawrence Tavern address in St Andrew is wanted for murder and a person of interest in several other shootings and murders

Persons of interest in murder investigations:

1. Michael Everton Morris, otherwise called Bluff, of a Burnside, Red Hills , St Andrew address

2. Dwayne Harper, otherwise called Bull Dog, of a Mount Williams District, Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew address

3. Tevin Harris, otherwise called Ratty, of 100 Lane, Red Hills Rd, Kingston 19 address

4. Tullo, otherwise called, Black Wayne of a Grants Pen Drive, Grants Pen, Kingston 8 address

5. Normande Samuels, otherwise called, Nar of a Lane Pass, Golden Spring, St Andrew address

6. Kevin Smith, otherwise called Speegle, of a Grants Pen Avenue, Grants Pen, Kingston 8 address

7. Orville Brown, otherwise called Chucky, of a Retreat Drive, Constant Spring address

8. Mark Lyons of 3 Renfield Drive, Kingston 20

These man are asked to turn themselves in to the Constant Spring CIB or the nearest Police Station.

Anyone knowing their whereabouts can contact the St Andrew North Division at 8769241421 or call 119.

- Andre Williams

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