A policeman charged with breaches of the Firearms Act was granted $300,000 bail in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Constable Jerome Bryan, 22, from the St Andrew Central Division, is charged with possession of a restricted weapon, illegal possession of ammunition and possession of a chilum pipe.

In applying for bail attorney-at-law Roy Stewart told the court that his client was remorseful about his action and had fully cooperated with his colleagues. "Your honour he is very sorry for what happened. He told the investigators that he had the items in his house. He is a bright young man having graduated from Glenmuir High School with nine subjects. He is indeed sorry," Stewart told the court.

Resident Magistrate Marcia Dunbar-Green granted bail on condition that Bryan reports to the Bridgeport police twice weekly, surrender his travel documents and stay home between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily.

The court heard that the accused was held in Westport, St Catherine, on June 20, with a magazine and a BB gun, a chilum pipe and several rounds of ammunition. He appears in the Gun Court on July 16.