Two men were held at Caura River as police seized a firearm, ammunition, and a quantity of narcotics.

Between 10:30am and 3pm on Friday, officers conducted an operation in the Tunapuna district.

During this time they went to Pool 1 in Caura, where they searched a 37-year-old man from Pasea Road Extension, Pasea.

A silver and black 9mm pistol containing five rounds of 9mm ammunition was found on his person.

Officers also searched a 33-year-old man from Centenary Street Extension, Pasea, and found:

• 7.83 grams of Ecstasy
• 7.71 grams of Cocaine
• 9 packets of Xanax (8.08 grams total)
• 6.59 grams of Molly
• An additional 4.54 grams of Cocaine

Subsequent searches at the suspects’ homes led to the discovery of:

• 50.9 grams of Ecstasy
• 49.4 grams of Hashish
• 49.7 grams of Molly
• 22.6 grams of Xanax
• A quantity of cash and packaging materials