DETENTION orders have been issued for 12 people, including a woman, alleged to be involved in gang activity, firearms trafficking, and violent crimes, citing national security concerns under the ongoing State of Emergency (SoE). The orders signed on March 3, 4, and 7 were officially gazetted on March 11 under the ongoing state of emergency (SoE).

The minister cited national-security concerns, authorising their custody under preventive detention measures.

The detainees were identified as key figures in gang-related violence, drug and firearms trafficking, and retaliatory attacks, and have been linked to criminal organisations such as the Muslim Organised Criminal Group, the TATT Organised Criminal Group, Rasta City, and the MOBS Gang.