Intelligence-led State of Emergency (SOE) operations in several districts resulted in three people being arrested, a firearm being found, a quantity of drugs being seized by police and several stolen cars being recovered.

In the Northern Division, police conducted an exercise in Arima between 5 pm and 8 pm on August 2. Officers went to Mausica Road, where they intercepted a vehicle with a lone male occupant, a 26-year-old man from Belmont.

Police searched the vehicle and found a black plastic bag on the front passenger seat. When they checked the bag it had a quantity of ecstasy pills. The man was arrested in relation to the find. Police said the man also faced charges of driving without a driver’s permit or with insurance.