April 28, 2021- Officers assigned to the St. James Division seized one firearm and several rounds of ammunition; the find resulted in two men being arrested and charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition on Tuesday, April 27.

The men charged are 20-year-old Tijaun Francis and 19-year-old Shaquille Campbell, both of Quarry district, Salt Spring, St. James.

Reports from the Freeport Police are that about 10:45 a.m., a joint police/military operation was carried out in the community of Quarry in the parish, in search of illegal firearms and ammunition. During the operation, the dwelling house occupied by Francis and  Campbell was searched – one black Glock 9mm pistol with a magazine containing twenty-four 9mm cartridges and another  black magazine containing thirteen 9mm cartridges – were found inside the roof.

Both men were arrested and subsequently charged.