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(i) 4 June
An operation at #4 Moore Street, Rose Town led to finding 3 AK47
rifles “in a hole 4/5 feet underground”.
(ii) 8 June
When the floor of an empty house at #48 Wellington Street was
ripped up, an AK47 rifle and a shotgun were found.
(iii) 23 July
At #14 Wellington Street, 3 rifles, a shotgun and 2 automatic
pistols were found.
(iv) 27 July
At #7 Bentley Lane, 1 revolver was found.
Summary
5.50.
By way of summary, the evidence on behalf of the JCF, (per
CoP Ellington and DCP Hinds), shows that the following were found:
(i) 115 firearms;
(ii) 15,500 rounds of ammunition;
(iii) 14 hand grenades;
(iv) 3 suits of police uniform and 19 bullet proof vests, among
other items.
5.51.
In the area of operation (Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town), 86 of
the 115 firearms were found. Twenty-four firearms were found outside the area
of operation but within areas covered by the State of Emergency. Five shotguns
and 3 handguns were seized in secondary operations outside the areas covered
by the State of Emergency.