A man is now in custody after a .40 pistol with a magazine containing seven rounds of ammunition was found in a knapsack he was carrying.

These items were seized in the community of Gimme-Me-Bit in Clarendon on Friday, June 26.

According to the police, at about 9:15 a.m., a team from the May Pen Police Station was on patrol in the area when they saw the man acting in a manner that aroused their suspicion. He was then stopped and searched and the gun with magazine found in his backpack.

No charge has been laid as yet.

Shannon-Dale Reid