Drugs, credit card and firearm confiscated
Operation Clean-up is paying off.
The efforts of Florida Police, Florida CPF Sector 2 and Apcan Security to rid Florida of drugs, dubbed “Operation Clean-up” once again has paid off.
Acting on an anonymous tip-off last Thursday (24 March) the team went to a well-known drug house within the Florida policing precinct. Two arrests were made for possession of various illegal substances including dagga, mandrax and Cat. A number of credit cards were recovered as well as identity documents and passports. The suspects were detained at Florida Police Station.
A few hours later at around 3.30am, while on routine patrol, the team in question noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area. The vehicle and two occupants were searched. Cat as well as an illegal firearm were seized. The firearm’s serial number had been filed off. The suspects were arrested for possession of drugs and for possession of an unlicensed firearm.
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