High-powered rifle seized in Seaview Gardens, two men arrested

 Two men were arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition in Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11 on Saturday, July 25, following the seizure of guns, one of them a high-powered rifle. 

The men were arrested following an operation by a team of officers assigned to the Specialized Operation Criminal Investigations Unit.

Charged are 26-year-old Roland Bowes, and 21-year-old Jesse Gordon, both of Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11.

Gordon was also charged with possession of identity information, in relation to lead sheets that were found in his possession.

Reports from the Seaview Gardens police are that between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., the lawmen conducted an operation in search of illegal firearms and ammunition. 

During the search, the following were found:

-One AK-47 rifle with an empty magazine
- Two .38 revolvers
-Thirty-one 9mm rounds ammunition
-Six .38 rounds of ammunition and an empty Glock magazine

A court date has not been finalised.

Investigations continue. 

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