Four held over gun, ammo, and cocaine seizure in Portmore raids

Four people are in police custody following early-morning operations in Gregory Park and Garveymeade, Portmore, St Catherine, on Friday. 

In one raid at a property on Cedar Boulevard, Gregory Park, police seized a D89 Diamondback 9mm pistol loaded with six rounds.

Officers, who arrived around 5 a.m. discovered the firearm with a loaded magazine during a search of the premises.

At Wynona Road, Garveymeade, police seized 106 rounds of ammunition in two boxes, along with a white powdery substance resembling cocaine, weighing approximately two kilograms.

The identities of the suspects are being withheld as investigations continue.

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