St James police ramp up efforts to seize illegal guns

ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James Police Division is crediting its ongoing success at seizing illegal firearms to ramped up efforts on the ground.

“What we can attribute this to is the increase in operational activities. We have increased our operational tempo targeting persons aligned to gangs, wanted persons and persons who are of interest to us for various crimes, serious and violent crimes at that,” Operations Officer for the Division, Deputy Superintendent, Rodrick Reid told the Jamaica Observer.

“From July 1, 2026 to present, 22 firearms have been recovered and 2,024 rounds of ammunition recovered. [On Monday] we seized a mini AR-15, last week was two rifles and a pistol and I think the week before two pistols as well,” he added.