ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – The police have reported that 99 people were taken into custody and a number of items seized during an operation on Port Henderson Road, known as ‘Back Road’, in Portmore, St Catherine saturday.

The police say the eight-hour long operation began about 2:00 am, and involved police personnel from the Area Five Headquarters, the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (CTOC), the St Catherine North Division, the St Catherine South Division, and the Mobile Reserve.

Fifty-nine females and 40 males were taken into police custody for processing. Their identities are being withheld at this time. Among the items seized were two firearms, ganja weighing approximately 2.5 pounds and three offensive weapons, while two business establishments were ordered closed due to violations of the Public Health Act.(Jamaica Observer/photo: jamaicaobserver.com)…[+]