Police personnel attached to the St Andrew North Division yesterday seized more than 3,000 light bulbs in Stony Hill, St Andrew, following the apprehension of two teens who were travelling in a stolen motor vehicle.

Reports are that the teens, 17 years old and 19 years old, were travelling in a Toyota Yaris motor car in the area about 1:45 p.m. when they were stopped and searched by the police. It was then discovered that the car they were travelling in had been reported stolen a few days earlier.

Subsequent to the discovery, both teens, one of whom is the son of a People's National Party (PNP) councillor/ caretaker, were accompanied by the police to a residential address in Stony Hill where the bulbs were found.

Superintendent Anthony Morris, commanding officer for the St Andrew North Division, said markings on the bulbs indicate they originated from Cuba, but that it was still too early to determine whether they were linked to the controversial Cuban light-bulb project.

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"From all indications, they are light bulbs that were made in Cuba," he said, "(and) we will be continuing in that aspect to see if the bulbs are indeed linked to the project."

The officer also said the Organised Crime Investigation Division has been contacted and would be looking further into the discovery.