A team of officers assigned to the East Kingston Police Division seized an AK-47 assault rifle with a magazine containing twenty-two 7.62 rounds of ammunition during a joint police/military operation on Simpson Road, Rockfort, Kingston 2 on Saturday, December 21.
Reports from the Elletson Road Police are that about 8:00 am, lawmen were in the area when a premises which was occupied by the men was searched.
During a search, the firearm was seen under pieces of zinc in the yard.
Three men were subsequently taken into custody in relation to this seizure; however, their identities are being withheld pending further investigations.