Cops find assault rifles in abandoned building 

A team of officers assigned to the St James Police Division seized two assault rifles and 21 assorted rounds of ammunition during a joint police/military operation on Rough Road in Salt Spring, St James on Tuesday.

According to a release from the Corporate Communications Unit, about midday, lawmen conducted a targeted raid at an abandoned building on Rough Road.

During a search of the building, two M16 assault rifles and a magazine containing sixteen 5.56 rounds and five 9mm rounds of ammunition were found.

The police said no arrests were made in relation to the seizure.