Submachine gun and ammunition recovered from crashed car
The St Andrew South police on Tuesday night seized a MAC-11 submachine gun along with several rounds of ammunition from a crashed vehicle.
It is reported that about 9:30 p.m., a police party was on patrol in Olympic Gardens when the driver of a Toyota Axio motor car lost control of the vehicle, which crashed into a wall along Bay Farm Road and Tangerine Road.
The three occupants reportedly fled from the vehicle.
During a search of the vehicle the weapon with a magazine containing 12 rounds of nine millimetre cartridges was reportedly discovered.
The police are still searching for the men.
We want to hear from you! Email us at star@gleanerjm.com and follow @thejamaicastar on Instagram and on X @JamaicaStar and on Facebook: @TheJamaicaStar.