Two Trelawny men have been charged with Possession of a Prohibited Weapon and Unauthorized Possession of Ammunition following an incident in Red Hills Pond, Wakefield in Trelawny on Tuesday, February 20.

Charged are 33-year-old Hussani Morgan, otherwise called ‘Sani’, and 28-year-old construction worker, Rushane Jackson, both from Red Hills Pond in the parish.

Reports from the Falmouth Police are that about 5:45 a.m., lawmen were on operation in the community when an area was searched. During the search, officers seized a black Sig SP 2009 pistol with a magazine containing five 9mm rounds of ammunition.

Morgan and Jackson were arrested and subsequently charged during a question-and-answer session. Their court date is being finalised.