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Woman charged with possession of gun and ammo

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A 34-year-old St Michael woman is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday on gun crimes.

She is Raquel Shaheda Karimah Thompson of #5 Harmony Circle, The Belle.

Police say acting on information received, members of the Antigun and Gangs and Tactical Response Units executed a search warrant at the house where they allegedly discovered a firearm and ammunition.

Thompson is scheduled to appear in the District “A” Criminal Court on Tuesday.

She is charged with possession of a firearm when she did not have a valid licence to do so and possession of eight rounds of ammunition when she did not have a valid permit to do so. (PR/SAT)

Editor’s Note: The age was corrected to 34 years.

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