The St Catherine police seized one Ruger 9mm pistol fitted with a magazine containing one 9mm round of ammunition during an operation last weekend.

According to the police, about 10:30 a.m., lawmen were on an operation in the Kitson Town community, where they observed a motorcycle with two men aboard.

The police signalled the driver to stop, but he disobeyed and sped off.

Shortly after speeding off, an object was thrown on the road, which was later discovered by the lawmen to be a firearm.

The men escaped in the area on the motorcycle.