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Police seized two firearms and several rounds of ammunition during exercises conducted in the Eastern and Western divisions on Sunday.

Police report between 3.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. officers from the Southern Division Task Force conducted an intelligence-led operation in the Eastern Division. At approximately 4.40 p.m., the team proceeded to Eastern Main Road, Valencia, where they searched a bushy area near an abandoned structure. During the search, the team found and seized a plastic bag containing a Taurus firearm fitted with a magazine holding six rounds of .45 ammunition, along with a further 225 rounds of 9mm ammunition.

This operation was coordinated by Snr Supt Kirk, Supt Singh, Supt Rampath, Asst Supt Phillip, Insp Wilkinson, and Sgt Steele.