Community concerns prompted the response
Concerns raised by the community prompted a police operation earlier this week which saw 10 people arrested over a period of two days.
'Operation JETSAM' was carried out by the Eastern Neighbourhood Policing Team between Monday (10 October) and Wednesday (12 October).
The offences included possession of drugs with intent to supply, theft and money laundering.
Drugs were recovered as a result of the action along with cash that's believed to have come from criminal activity.
Ten search warrants across Douglas have been executed as a result of the operation.
Police continue to stress the Island is a safe place but urge anyone with concerns to raise them with the force so they can be investigated.
The Isle of Man Constabulary Eastern Neighbourhood Policing Team's Facebook page is available to be messaged privately.
Alternatively, reporting criminal activity can be done anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Following community raised concerns Officers from the Eastern Neighbourhood Policing Team and supporting Police staff conducted ‘Operation JETSAM’. This was a proactive operation that was conducted between Monday 10th October and Wednesday 12th October 2022 and resulted in the execution of 10 search warrants across the Douglas area. The results of the operation were that a total of 10 persons were arrested for a range of offences, including possession of drugs with intent to supply, possession of drugs, theft and money laundering offences. The operation recovered drugs and also cash that is believed to have come from criminal activity. The Island is a safe place but we can all help to keep it safe. Please continue to talk to us and raise issues, we can then address them. You can private message on the Eastern page. You can also report criminal activity anonymously via crime stoppers on 0800 555 111.
Posted by Isle of Man Constabulary Eastern Neighbourhood Policing Team on Thursday, October 13, 2022
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