KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ‘Get the Guns’ campaign continues to reap results in the number of illegal guns seized by the security forces in Jamaica since the start of the year.
Communication Officer, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, reports that law-enforcement officers have seized 336 illegal guns from communities all across Jamaica.
Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Commissioner in St Andrew on July 11, Superintendent Lindsay said the figure represents 37 more when compared to the corresponding period last year.
She informed that of the figure, 69 were taken from the parish of St James. She also noted that 584 rounds of ammunition were seized in the parish.
“We are very concerned about the number of firearms that are out there, because when we look at the statistics we’re seeing where the firearm accounts for 80 per cent of deaths that occur,” she noted.
Superintendent Lindsay urged Jamaicans to partner with the police is ridding their communities of illegal guns and ammunition as well as illicit activities that may be taking place. She also called on persons to use the toll free lines of 811 or 311 to report cases.
In the meantime, she informed that the police have partnered with the military to increase operations in sections of Western Jamaica.
Source: JIS
