Of­fi­cers of the Traf­fic and High­way Pa­trol Branch have ar­rest­ed one man and seized two firearms and am­mu­ni­tion dur­ing ex­er­cis­es con­duct­ed un­der the State of Emer­gency Pow­ers Reg­u­la­tion 2026 with­in the past 24 hours.

Be­tween 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., of­fi­cers car­ried out an in­tel­li­gence-led an­ti-crime op­er­a­tion in the North­ern Di­vi­sion. At a res­i­dence on Pin­to Road, Ari­ma, of­fi­cers dis­cov­ered one Glock 23 pis­tol, eight rounds of am­mu­ni­tion, and a mag­a­zine. A 32-year-old man was ar­rest­ed in con­nec­tion with the find.

Lat­er, be­tween 11:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., of­fi­cers act­ed on fur­ther in­tel­li­gence at Kennedy Park, Pa­pourie Road, Pic­ton. Dur­ing a search of a blue garbage bin, one Jeri­cho 9mm pis­tol, six rounds of 9mm am­mu­ni­tion, and 30 rounds of 5.56 am­mu­ni­tion were seized. The items are held pend­ing fur­ther en­quiries.