Four Arrested for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Drugs
Four individuals are in police custody following two separate operations that uncovered ammunition and controlled substances.
In a statement released to the media moments ago, police say, in the early hours of the morning, around 4:30 a.m., officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence in Cedar Valley.
According to them, during the search, authorities discovered a significant amount of cannabis and cocaine, along with four rounds of ammunition.
Additional items related to the investigation were also confiscated.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, two individuals were apprehended at their property in Cades Bay after police executed another search warrant, resulting in the seizure of more cannabis.
Authorities are continuing their investigations into both cases.
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