Six arrested as police seize illegal weapons in St. Elizabeth

By Kimone Witter    

 

Six people, including a woman, were arrested Wednesday morning in a predawn targeted operation in Warminster, Nain, St. Elizabeth.

 

Three illegal firearms and 38 rounds of ammunition were seized during the targeted operation.

 

Superintendent Coleridge Minto, Commanding Officer for the St. Elizabeth Police Division, said the weapons were found during the search of several properties. 

 

"At this particular location, a thorough search was done of the building. A 9-millimeter pistol was found in one of the rooms. A number of 12-gauge cartridges were also found in a stove inside the house. A further search of this area yielded a Uzi submachine gun that was found under a tree. The intelligence led us to some adjoining premises where a shotgun was found in the perimeter of one of the premises," he reported. 

 

Superintendent Minto said those arrested surrendered peacefully to the police. 

 

He urged the public to continue to support the police in their efforts to go after gangs and people with illegal weapons.