KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 5, CMC – A high-level probe is underway into the seizure of several guns and ammunition at the Sangster International Airport in the western parish of St. James.
It’s reported that 24 guns and 200 rounds of ammunition were allegedly found last Friday in the luggage of a man who arrived from Florida in the United States.
Some of the firearms were reportedly dismantled.
The passenger’s name is being withheld.
National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang says the find is another success story for the Customs enforcement teams.
“It was a good find,” he said, adding that the teams are “doing some sensitive investigations” and hope to make other finds soon.
Chang said the monitoring of the ports has become more effective over the last year as additional equipment has been installed to assist with scanning for contraband.
Customs, he said, has also “escalated their own activities” which is “proving very successful”.
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