Five people were arrested over drugs, fake gift cards and possible identity theft after suspicious activity was reported near Fourth Avenue and Claremont Street in San Mateo Wednesday afternoon.

San Mateo police responded to a report at about 1:20 p.m. Jan. 30. Two men were attempting a transaction involving a gift card at a store on the 500 block of East Fourth Avenue, according to San Mateo police. Officers located and detained the two suspects in a gray Mercedes parked nearby