Ammunition seized in St James

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Ammunition seized in St James

The police in St James seized 17 assorted rounds of ammunition during a joint operation in Pitfour, Granville on Thursday. The police report that a team was in the area around midday when a premises was searched and ten .30 cartridges, four 5....

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