17-year-old boy was arrested by the Spanish Town Police Wednesday night and an illegal firearm taken from him following a robbery

17-year-old boy was arrested by the Spanish Town Police Wednesday night and an illegal firearm taken from him following a robbery on the outskirts of the old capital in St. Catherine.It is reported that at about 7:15pm, the teenager and two other men went to a bar along Brunswick Avenue and robbed it.
A quick response by the police led to the arrest of the youth after he was spotted running into a house nearby.The police entered the house and saw him.
He was searched and a shotgun with two 12 gauge cartridges found in his possession.
The security forces recovered a rifle and several rounds of ammunition on Thursday during a joint police military operation in August Town, St. Andrew.police said they seized an M16 rifle, two magazines and three rounds in a crocus bag on Barrett Drive in Bedward Gardens.Officer in charge of the St. Andrew Central Police Division Superintendent George Quallo told RJR News that August Town has been relatively quiet over the past few weeks since the institution of joint patrols in the area.

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