Police arrested nine people in the Southern Division and South Western Divisions on February 14 for possession of drugs and ammunition, a release from the police service said.

Among those arrested was a 33-year-old man of Orchid Gardens, Pleasantville after CID officers found 18.6 grammes of cocaine at his home. During searches by officers assigned to the division's task force, between 4 am and 10 am, a 42-year-old man of Indian Walk was held for 865 grammes of cannabis and four rounds of 16-gauge shotgun ammunition.

A 48-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman were also arrested for possession of cocaine.