Four guns and 140 assorted rounds of ammunition were seized and more than 200 people taken into custody following a curfew in downtown Kingston yesterday.

A release from the Jamaica Constabulary Force said 87 of the 261 persons taken into custody have been processed and released. The processing of the remaining people is expected to continue into today.

The guns include a Uzi sub-machine gun with 11 rounds, a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol, a Luger and Sterm semi-automatic pistol and a Colt .45 semi-automatic pistol. The other 129 rounds were seized with the other three weapons.

The three pistols were seized at a business place on Princess Street. The business owner is now in police custody. The security forces also discovered several illegal electrical connections on the premises.

The Kirkland Heights, St Andrew, home of the businessman was also searched. There, the security forces found a large sum of cash and a BMW X5. The businessman is being interviewed by members of the Criminal Investigation Branch.