Kingfish hauls

Published: Tuesday | May 19, 2009



Operation Kingfish, a counter narcotics and major crimes task force, has conducted a number of major operations since it was formed in October 2004.

Number of operations mounted: 3,627

Actionable calls received at 811: 4,556

Results of operations:

Firearms recovered: 468
Rifles83
Semi-auto Pistols 202
Shotguns 64
Uzi3
Magnums15
Submachine21
Licensed (sized)18
Revolvers40
Home-made8
Starter pistol1
Imitation pistol12
Imitation rifle1

Ammunition seized:

26,916 (assorted)
Arrests made during operations: 867 (murders; firearms & ammunition;

drugs; extortion; fraud)

Motor vehicles seized/recovered:

257
Motorcycles seized/recovered:16
Boats seized:84

Drugs seized:

Cocaine:

Over 13 metric tonnes + 20 lb + 8 oz (cracks/cocaine) 10 pcs crack/cocaine + three two-litre bottles + one 16-litre bottle + one 180 ml bottle all with cocaine
Hash oil:131 lb + 21 (55 gallon) drums
Ganja (compressed): Over 79, 828 lb + 753 sticks
Ganja (seedlings/plants): Over 113 hectares of fully grown plants + 69 lb of seeds +308, 2000 seedlings + 13 nurseries



Wanted persons apprehended 153

Illegal airstrips disabled 5

Coastguard boarding 351

Molotov cocktail bombs 25

Illegal aliens 94

Cases investigated 408 (murders = 204;

shootings = 71; Robberies = 4; Others = 129

Number of arrest based on cases 92

Number of convictions 36

Number of dismissals 19

Numbers pending in court 37