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Four firearms recovered in St. James

By Halshane Burke   
 
The St. James police recovered four firearms in separate incidents on Thursday.
 
In the first incident, an M16 rifle with one magazine containing 25 rounds of ammunition, and a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol with one magazine along with 13 rounds, were recovered.
 
Reports are that the police conducted a raid at a house in Flower Hill, St. James when the weapons were recovered.
 
In the second incident, two Remington shotguns along with seventeen 9 mm cartridges were retrieved in the retirement community in Irwin.
 
Reports are that between 10:05 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., lawmen carried out targeted operations in search of wanted men, dangerous drugs, prohibited weapons and ammunition.
 
During the operation, two abandoned houses on an empty lot were searched.
 
During a search of a garbage bin located on the empty lot, the weapons were found concealed under an old mattress. No one was arrested in connection with the recovery.


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