Police Arrest Five People, Seize $1M In Drugs
Police have arrested five individuals and seized a “quantity of a controlled drug with an estimated street value of over one million dollars.”
A police spokesperson said, “On Tuesday, April 15th, 2025, the Police Drug Unit and Support Unit, in collaboration with the Customs Department, executed an operation based on the seizure of a quantity of a controlled drug with an estimated street value of over one million dollars. The operation resulted in the arrest of five individuals, including one foreign national.”
“This is a significant seizure that will have a positive impact on our community,” said Acting Detective Inspector Mark Raposo, the officer in charge of the Drug Unit.
He added, “Police and HM Customs are committed to working together to tackle drug trafficking and other forms of organized crime. The success of this operation demonstrates the effectiveness of our joint efforts and our determination to keep our community safe. We will continue to work tirelessly to identify and disrupt the sales, distribution, and trafficking of illicit drugs.”
A police spokesperson added, “The police are urging anyone with information about drug-related activity to come forward and report it to the authorities.”
Excellent team effort. Well done. I hope they are all sentenced to the maximum penalty. May the DPP practice due diligence to prosecute them all.
Drug addiction ruins lives families and communities and kills people. Those who prefer to get rich quick off the misery of others are evil and should not be able to flourish as productive citizens.
What about cancer stick and booze peddlers? They kill far more than ALL illegal drugs combined so how should these people who prefer to get rich quick off the misery of others be allowed to continue unimpeded and looked upon as good business people?
Cigarettes and alcohol kill more people than heroine, cocaine, and all other illegal drugs combined? Do you have a source for that claim please?
Look it up, cancer sticks and booze have killed 7 and 3 million people respectively, worldwide every year for many years, total illicit drug deaths are far less. This clearly shows the hypocrisy of the war on some drugs and the bozos who support and celebrate it.
Look it up where? You are typing words but cannot provide any evidence to support what you say. As far as I can tell, what you say is your opinion, not fact. And “far less” is not a number.
A little bit of education for you Sage…many cancer deaths are not caused by ‘cancer sticks’ they are hereditary and in some cases a rarity.
Where are your statistics on drug overdoses gang cartel killings farmers innocent people over drug turf and distribution ??
That whale don’t swim and everyone knows it. More people use LEGAL things than ILLEGAL things; therefore, statistically, the body count would be higher. Reminds me of the standard narrative used to promote legalizing marijuana when car crash statistics are cited.
1. Just because marijuana (THC) was found in the body does not mean the driver was stoned.
2. THC can stay in the blood for up to 30 days (for HEAVY users), so the tests are invalid.
3. Alcohol and THC were found in the body – it was the booze.
4. Cocaine and THC were found in the body – it was the cocaine.
5. Alcohol, cocaine, and THC were found in the body – it was the alcohol.
6. Yada, yada, yada…..
Classic ganjaphobic nonsense.
The we go, Hilarious. Attack the messenger, not the message.
Are you talking to me or legalphobic Sage?
I was talking to you, Hilarious. Sage is attacking you (“Classic ganjaphobic nonsense”), the messenger, rather than the message itself.
Are you in the business?
Sage and Hilarious it is misinformation such as yours that keep individuals ignorant.
Again are you in the business? Sales? Distribution? Logistics??
Prove what I say wrong, please, any statement you claim to be misinformation and give us the real facts. Why would you insinuate that I must be in drug business because I counteract lies, drug war brainwashing and stark hypocrisy?
Sage, I cannot prove that your opinion is wrong. It is your opinion, not fact.
Do you read the foolishness you write? You, Catfish, Hilarious and Lion Paw stay clueless. I posted the proof and the comment disappeared. Facts still stand, they are easily found with a quick search, legal drugs kill far more people every year than all illegal drugs combined despite your opinion.
WHO data shows tobacco causes ~8 million deaths and alcohol ~2.6 million annually, while illicit drugs account for ~0.6 million. The “war on drugs” isn’t hypocritical for targeting drugs despite their lower toll. Tobacco and alcohol, being legal, are widely accessible, culturally entrenched, and regulated, explaining their higher death tolls. Conversely, illicit drugs’ lower numbers stem from their inaccessibility to the masses due to legal restrictions and enforcement.
Best check your gear. Just in the USA alone, in 2023, 105,007 drug overdose deaths occurred. Claiming 0.6 million worldwide is absurd. And naturally, murders & worker deaths associated with illegal drugs are excluded.
Just remember, The WHO pushed banning DDT, and that resulted in about 100 MILLION deaths worldwide over a few decades. That was BEFORE The WHO decided DDT was OK if used correctly!
Then The WHO’s covid debacle. The virus was not human-transmissible before the virus was transmissible to humans.
According to the CDC, 107,941 people in the U.S. died from drug overdose alone in 2022.
Unless you are contending that the U.S. is host to 18% of all drug deaths whilst hosting only 3.75% of the world population, you might want to check your figures.
Well done!
Guess Trump has taken over mindset everywhere.
Legalize it all, the so called war on drugs is nothing but a fars …people will do what they want to do
That whale don’t swim. Everywhere illegal drugs were legalized, the cartels benefited. Prices skyrocketed because of government taxes added to the sales price. Unlicensed weed on the street can be 30 %+ cheaper.
Holland has passed laws that resulted in many infamous “coffee shops” going out of business. Marijuana tourism is pretty much dead in Holland. Marijuana can now be legally sold in 10 cities to the Dutch, but that still benefits the cartels. Holland is a major hub for the illegal drug business.