Police find two shotguns, ammunition in Abaco

Police find two shotguns, ammunition in Abaco

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police in Abaco found two shotguns and more than 100 rounds of ammunition in two separate incidents yesterday.

A man was also arrested for possession of suspected marijuana after officers conducted a road check on Earnest Dean Highway sometime around 9pm.

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A bag with 172 rounds of ammunition was found in the Mudd, Marsh Harbour after police searched a wooden structure in the shanty town shortly after 9pm.

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A team of officers searched an abandon building on Don McKay Boulevard, Marsh Harbour and recovered two 12-gauge shotguns sometime around 9.30pm.

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ACP Ismella Davis-Delancy led operations in Abaco, according to a statement yesterday.

Meanwhile in the capital, police are investigating a shooting in Coconut Grove.

A group of men were standing at Third Street when a white van pulled up shortly after 7pm yesterday.

“A male armed with a firearm came from the rear seat and opened fire in the

direction of the men, injuring one of them,” read a police report.

“The gunman got back into the vehicle, which sped away. The injured man was transported to hospital and is listed in stable condition.”

Police arrested two men after a load pistol was recovered while on patrol in Lewis Street.

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The men were in a Nissan Note, and police recovered a .380 pistol, which contained five rounds of ammunition, after a search of the car.