THE police have nabbed nine men for various offences during a string of raids in Sophia, Greater Georgetown,on Tuesday afternoon.

In a statement,the police said that an intelligence -led operation conducted by ranks in ‘C’ Field Sophia between 13:30-14:20hrs resulted in the arrest of nine adult males for various offences. Items found during the operation included a bullet -proof vest, a full-face mask, a wig, ,a pair of black gloves, a police beret and two toy guns.

An investigation is in progress.
Meanwhile, in another operation about 13:00hrs also on Tuesday, ranks on duty at the Itaballi police checkpoint conducted a search on a jacket of a 39-yr-old Kitty resident and found in its pockets four taped parcels of cannabis weighing in excess of one kilogram. She is being processed for court.