According to Head of the Unit Inspector Winston Wilkinson, the drugs consisted of mainly cocaine and cannabis (marijuana) but there were a number of marijuana seeds and implements used in the illegal drug trade.

The Senior Officer also used the opportunity to address the matter of recovered illegal firearms and the process used by police after they were confiscated.

“When we recover illegal firearm off the streets it goes through a process where it is examined (ballistics) and in some instances we do DNA testing.

“They go through the court system and we seek assistance from international agencies to trace the origin of the weapon and they are kept in police custody,” he said.