POLICE exercises in southern Trinidad and the quick action of highway patrol officers in the north-east led to the seizure of two illegal guns and quantities of marijuana and cocaine.

In the south, officers of the Guard and Emergency Branch, Inter-Agency Task Force, Canine Unit, National Operations Task Force, Highway Patrol, Traffic Wardens, Licensing Officers and officers of the Southern Division, code-named Operation Steadfast, targeted high-risk areas and known offenders in the Southern Division.

Officers searched 13 homes, nine known drug blocks, inspected 21 bars, executed 50 warrants and held seven roadblock exercises where 174 drivers were stop and searched.