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Downtown curfew continues
Sections of downtown Kingston remain under curfew as the police continue a major operation aimed at rounding up persons of interest and seizing illegal weapons.
A number of businesses have been affected by the operation as shoppers stayed away from the usually busy business district.
The police/military teams are still conducting house to house searches in the area.
During an operation in the Matthew's Lane area on Sunday, police personnel and soldiers detained just under 300 men and seized four guns as well as of ammunition.
Some of the detainees were questioned and released while others are still being processed.
Among the weapons seized were an Uzi sub machine gun with 11 rounds, a Smith and Wesson nine millimetre pistol, a Luger and Stern semi automatic pistol and a Colt .45 semi automatic pistol.
The security forces also recovered 140 assorted rounds of ammunition.
The three pistols were seized at a business place located on Princess Street.
The owner of the business who the police say is a close associate of former Matthews Lane area leader Donald "Zeeks' Phipps, is now in custody.
The security forces also discovered several illegal electrical connections on the premises.
The home of the businessman located at Kirkland Heights in St. Andrew was later searched and a large sum of cash and a BMW X5 found.
Downtown curfew continues
Sections of downtown Kingston remain under curfew as the police continue a major operation aimed at rounding up persons of interest and seizing illegal weapons.
A number of businesses have been affected by the operation as shoppers stayed away from the usually busy business district.
The police/military teams are still conducting house to house searches in the area.
During an operation in the Matthew's Lane area on Sunday, police personnel and soldiers detained just under 300 men and seized four guns as well as of ammunition.
Some of the detainees were questioned and released while others are still being processed.
Among the weapons seized were an Uzi sub machine gun with 11 rounds, a Smith and Wesson nine millimetre pistol, a Luger and Stern semi automatic pistol and a Colt .45 semi automatic pistol.
The security forces also recovered 140 assorted rounds of ammunition.
The three pistols were seized at a business place located on Princess Street.
The owner of the business who the police say is a close associate of former Matthews Lane area leader Donald "Zeeks' Phipps, is now in custody.
The security forces also discovered several illegal electrical connections on the premises.
The home of the businessman located at Kirkland Heights in St. Andrew was later searched and a large sum of cash and a BMW X5 found.
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