US resident found with ammunition at Sangster International Airport

The Montego Bay police have confirmed that a United States resident was arrested and charged after he was found with a box of ammunition at the Sangster International Airport in St James. 

He is 25-year-old Kamar Watt, a software engineer of Wilbert Street in United States of America. 

He has been charged with unauthorised possession of ammunition following a seizure.

According to the police, about 8:15 a.m. on Monday, Watt arrived in Jamaica and whilst at the security point, his knapsack bag was scanned and the anomalies detected.

A search was conducted and a box containing 20 nine milli-metre cartridges was found.

His court date is not yet ascertained.

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