ALERT ranks from the police ‘A’ Division on Wednesday carried out a search on a group of men in Albouystown and netted a quantity of marijuana and one illegal firearm.

Commander of the division, Leslie James, told the Guyana Chronicle that the ranks were on their regular patrol activities when they observed the men acting in a suspicious manner. The ranks decided to carry out a search on them and it was there that they found that the men had in their possession the illegal substance and an illegal weapon. They were all promptly arrested and are being processed for court.

Up to late Wednesday, the police were still trying to ascertain if the weapon which was found on the men was at any point used in the commission of any other offence. The police in ‘A’ Division have ramped up their stop-and-search exercises in accordance with their posture of ensuring that illegal weapons, drugs and persons with criminal intent are removed from the streets.

They have also been receiving the support of the public in this regard, as many of the operations in which the police are able to gain successes come from the intelligence they gather as a result of information shared with them by members of the public. It was also communicated to this publication recently by the police commissioner acting that the improved 911 system and the vehicular assets given to the force last year by the People’s Republic of China have been assisting the police tremendously in its crime-fighting capabilities and has also boosted their response time and effectiveness.