Police deployments in Strand arrest suspects for firearm and drug-related crimes

Police deployments in the Strand policing precinct to combat gang violence saw the arrests of three suspects for the possession of drugs and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition during an intelligence driven operation on Thursday, 14 November 2024.

The members executed search warrants at identified premises in the area and during the operation the members confiscated a firearm with various assorted rounds of ammunition, 2 565 mandrax tablets, 92 half mandrax tablets, 36 packets containing crystal meth, two medium sized packets containing crystal meth and an undisclosed amount of cash. Three males were arrested for the illegal possession of a firearm, ammunition and the possession of drugs.

Once charged, the suspects will appear in the Strand Magistrates’ Court on the mentioned charges.