Twenty-five-year-old Michael Silvera, a landscaper of Whitehall Avenue, Kingston 8 was charged with breaches of the Firearms Act after he was found in possession of a homemade firearm on Plum Lane in the parish on Saturday, December 25.
The Constant Spring Police report that about 12:10 a.m., they were on patrol in the area when they accosted Silvera, who was acting in a manner that aroused their suspicion. He was searched and a homemade firearm was found in his waistband. He was subsequently charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm.
His court date is being arranged.
