Linden contractor remanded after gun and ammo found hidden in ceiling

28-year-old Martin Fraser, a contractor of Castello Avenue, Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, who was arrested following the discovery of gun ammunition in the ceiling of his home, was on Thursday charged and remanded to prison.

Remanded, Martin Fraser

It was reported that Police conducted a search of the contractor’s premises, where they discovered a 9mm pistol along with two magazines containing a total of 48 live rounds of ammunition.

The gun and ammunition found in the ceiling

As such, he was arrested and taken to the Mackenzie Police Station, where charges were instituted.
However, he appeared before Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool at the Linden Magistrate’s Court, where the charges were read to him. He, nevertheless, pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison until January 8, 2026.


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