Operation Restore Order will continue indefinitely, with Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce reporting significant success in arresting the spate of gun violence that triggered the launch of the initiative.He said the joint operation involving police and the Barbados Defence Force, which was rolled out to deal with an upsurge in gun crime in the latter part of 2022, will continue beyond the initial three-month period which ends this month.“At this time, I am happy to report that a large measure of success has been achieved [and] this operation will no doubt continue for some time,” the police chief announced on Wednesday in the presence of Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Dale Marshall as he addressed the Annual Grand Conference of the Barbados Police Service at the District ‘A’ Police Complex.He said that since the start of the operation in December last year, 11 firearms and 142 rounds of ammunition have been recovered.“Fifty-eight persons were arrested to date – 16 for firearms and ammunition possession, 42 persons were for drug-related offences; 9 840 persons were searched and 2 855 vehicles were stopped and searched,” Boyce reported.
