Police found and seized a loaded gun and a quantity of marijuana during an anti-crime exercise in the Cedros on Friday.
A police statement on Saturday said the officers found a green knapsack with a .380 Lorcin pistol with three rounds of .380 ammunition.
They also found three packets with 1.5 kilogrammes of marijuana in a bushy area near the Fullarton Fishing Facility.
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During the exercise, the police searched several drug blocks and shacks at the facility. They also targeted several "priority offenders."
The police also conducted a stop and search exercise and issued seven tickets for traffic violations.
No one was arrested.
Snr Supt Remy, Thedore-Persad, ASPs Mathura and Nanan, Insp Prescott co-ordinated the exercise, which ASPs Victor and Ramesar of the Inter-Agency Task Force(IATF) supervised. It also included members of the South Western Division Task Force, IATF, Crime Patrol Unit, Traffic Unit, and Cedros police station.
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