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Rifles, ammo and ballistic vests seized in Mountain View

Published:Friday | June 9, 2023 | 3:31 PM
The identity of the man in custody is being withheld pending further investigations. - Contributed photo.

Detectives assigned to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) today seized two rifles and several rounds of ammunition during an operation on Jacques Road in Mountain View, Kingston.

A man was arrested.

The police report that about 8:25 a.m., the team conducted an operation at a house and the following items were seized:

* Two high-powered rifles

* Twenty-eight 5.56 mm cartridges

* Forty-two 9mm cartridges

* One 7.26 cartridge

* Three ballistic vests

The identity of the man in custody is being withheld pending further investigations.

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