Several items including ammunition, face masks, body suits, cocaine and vehicle licence plate numbers were discovered by police during searches of unoccupied houses in Frenches and Rose Place last weekend.

On Sunday November 6, in efforts to crackdown on criminals and criminal activities in St Vincent and the Grenadines,”officers from the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) conducted operations in several communities to maintain law and order, and suppress illegal activities among other things,” a release from the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said.

As a result of the operations, the following items were discovered in unoccupied houses in Frenches and Rose Place and were seized by the police.

Frenches

• Thirty-one (31) rounds of .9mm ammunition

• 1 body-fitted suit with a facemask attached
• 244.4 grammes of cocaine
• One (1)  rifle magazine
• A single registration plate number  P6052

Rose Place 

• Two (2) magazines
• Sixteen (16)  rounds of .357 ammunition
• Three (3) rounds of .38 ammunition
• Two (2) rounds of .45 ammunition
• Two (2) bulletproof vests
• Six (6) facemasks
• Two (2) black hoodies
• Two (2) black long sleeve shirts
• One (1) wig
• Forty-five (45) grammes of Cocaine
• Thirty (30) pounds of Cannabis
• One (1) pair of registration plates number PT643

Persons with information that can assist with the arrest and prosecution of the persons associated with these illegal items are asked to contact the police immediately at telephone number 1-784-457-1211 or 999. All calls will be treated confidentially.

[[UPDATED on Friday, November 11 at 11:00 am AST to remove the reference to a firearm being found.]]