Teens held with illegal firearm

The police are reporting that three teens were arrested in connection with the seizure of a firearm on Lower Harbour Street in Falmouth, Trelawny, early Monday morning.

It is reported that about 1:30 a.m., a security team responded to a sensor alarm that went off in the area. The security officers reportedly saw the three minors walking along the roadway acting in a manner that aroused their suspicions. They were accosted and searched. A Browning pistol with an empty magazine was allegedly found inside a knapsack they were carrying.

The police were summoned and the firearm and the teens were handed over to the cops. Investigations continue.