Detectives from the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) have intercepted a big cache of unlawful weapons and ammunition on the Kingston Logistics Centre, leading to probably the most substantial firearm seizures on the port in recent times.
Regulation enforcement officers confirmed that 28 firearms together with greater than 6,000 rounds of ammunition have been found in the course of the operation. The discover prompted the arrest of 36-year-old Odeen Lawrence, a member of the Jamaica Defence Power.
Lawrence has since been charged with conspiracy to visitors prohibited weapons and unauthorised possession of ammunition.
The Jamaica Constabulary Power studies that the investigation is much from full. Authorities say further arrests and costs are anticipated as police intensify efforts to disrupt and dismantle organised gun-smuggling networks working by means of the nation’s ports.
