Special police operations successful

THE Manus police boss is pleased with the special police operations that led more than 2000 youths to surrender. homebrews, drugs and stolen properties.
The operation was set up early this month to curb drug trafficking and homebrewing that had been on the rise in Manus.
Provincial police commander Insp Alex N’drasal said since the operations began, youths from the 12 local level government wards had surrendered materials comprising equipment used to produce homebrew, uprooted marijuana plants and stolen goods.
The operation was being carried out jointly by police and the provincial government who took the initiative to fund it. Insp N’drasal said in order to bring services to the village wards, they must be cleaned up thoroughly.
He said police were checking incoming ships from other provinces on a daily routine. Insp N’drasal said police would be implementing an amnesty period for people to surrender drugs and their homebrew making equipment.
He said if they did so before the second week of December, they would not face any prosecution.