An operation to locate and apprehend a suspect on Tuesday led to the seizure of an illegal firearm at Hartlands, Spanish Town, St Catherine.

According to information from the Spanish Town Police, about 4:15 p.m., a team of officers went to the area in search of a suspect in a case of shooting with intent. When they got to a section of the community, the suspect and another man were observed sitting beside a house. When the officers approached, the suspect reportedly fled, leaving behind a plastic bag, which the other man tried to hide under the cellar of the house. The officers apprehended the man as he tried to hide the bag.

A Ruger .357 Magnum revolver was found in the bag.

The second man was arrested and is now being held pending an interview. It is expected that he will be charged for breaches of the Firearm Act.

BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND IN MAY PEN

The body of an unidentified man, believed to be about 24 years old, was found at Evans Heights, May Pen, Clarendon, on Tuesday night.

According to information received, residents reportedly heard explosions in the area about 11 p.m. and summoned the police. When the lawmen arrived, the body was discovered in bushes along the Evans Heights main road. It had gunshot wounds.

The body was clad in a multicoloured, hooded, long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans pants, and a pair of grey and white sneakers. It is of brown complexion, medium build and is about 173 centimetres (five feet eight inches) long.

The body was removed to the May Pen Hospital for post-mortem.

The May Pen Homicide Unit is investigating.

FIREARM, AMMUNITION SEIZED IN CAPITAL CITY

The Kingston Central Police seized an illegal handgun and a quantity of ammunition in downtown Kingston yesterday.

According to information received, a team from the Kingston Central Police was on duty in the vicinity of Princess and Charles Streets about 9:30 a.m. when they observed a car travelling in the wrong direction along the one-way road. The driver of the car was then signalled to stop. During a search of the vehicle, a .38 Taurus revolver, one .38 cartridge and fifty 9 mm rounds were found in the vehicle.

Two persons, the 37-year-old driver of the car and his passenger, a 42-year-old woman, were arrested in connection with the seizure.