15-year-old arrested after gun found in school bag

A 15-year-old schoolgirl and a man she was traveling with were taken into custody on Monday after an illegal gun was recovered from her school bag.

The police say they are to be questioned and later charged.

It is reported that personnel attached to the Joint Anti-Gang Task Force were conducting an operation in the Kingston Eastern Police Division on Monday afternoon when a Toyota Wish motor car was signalled to stop at the intersection of Windward Road and Mountain View Avenue.

The driver complied.

The police say a man fled from the vehicle and managed to elude the team.

However, the police held on to the driver and the 15-year-old schoolgirl.

The vehicle and both occupants were searched and a nine-millimetre pistol and a magazine containing 11 rounds of ammunition were found, according to the police.

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