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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Natricia Duncan and Anthony Lugg in Kingston

Questions grow over unprecedented illegal firearms seizure in Jamaica

Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness
Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, avoided details but said the firearms had been found using scanning technology and ‘investigations are ongoing’. Photograph: Dante Carrer/Reuters

Jamaicans are seeking answers after officials revealed a massive illegal firearms seizure described by experts as the largest in the country’s history, with enough guns and ammunition to “arm a small army”.

More than a week after the police and customs said they had intercepted 233 illegal rifles and handguns and more than 40,000 rounds of ammunition, the government has remained tight-lipped about the details of the find, arguing that revealing more information would hamper a sensitive cross-border investigation into their origin and the identity of those involved.

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