High Grade Cannabis Seized In SOE Operation In Western Division

A quantity of high-grade compressed cannabis was seized in the Western Division during an intelligence-led operation in the St. James district on Wednesday night. The operation, spearheaded by ACP ‘Tactical Support’ Collis Hazel, was conducted around 7:45pm. During the exercise, officers conducted a search of a house located on Kandahar Street, which resulted in the discovery of a suitcase, a black garbage bag, and a crocus bag. Further checks revealed that the bags contained 70 packages of cannabis with a combined weight of 36.6 kilogrammes. Earlier, the Western Division Task Force also conducted an exercise between 10am and 8pm, which resulted in the arrest of a 25 year old male suspect in connection with robbery offences, a 38 year old suspect for shooting offences in the Diego Martin area, and a 19 year old for larceny. Meanwhile, the Tactical Support Unit arrested seven individuals and seized two high-powered rifles and quantities of cannabis during Operation BLAST exercises, conducted during the December 2024 period. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police ‘Tactical Support,’ Collis Hazel, Operation BLAST—‘Bringing Land And Sea Together’ utilises all branches in executing targeted operations under each section leader. He says during the month of December 2024, five operations executed by the Guard and Emergency Branch, the Inter-Agency Task Force, the National Operational Task Force, CASU, and ERP/E999 resulted in the seizure of one AK-47 rifle with 28 rounds of ammunition, one AR-15 rifle, 1.2 kilogrammes of cannabis, seven arrests, 581 stop and search exercises, and 329 tickets issued.