PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Friday mentioned that one man has been arrested and greater than TT$20 million (One TT greenback=US$0.16 cents) in narcotics seized following an operation on Thursday evening.
The police mentioned {that a} resident of Diego Martin, west of right here, had been arrested following the seizure of the medication with a mixed road worth of over TT$20.8 million.
It was reported that the operation, involving officers from the Northern Division Process Power, Space South, and a Specialist Unit of the TTPS, was carried out within the Western Division. Officers proceeded to a enterprise place owned by the 39-year-old male suspect.
“A search of the premises was carried out, ensuing within the discovery of portions of hashish and cocaine in a locked room. Additional searches had been then carried out on the Diego Martin dwelling of the suspect, the place extra hashish and cocaine had been found. “
The police mentioned that among the many discoveries had been “5 packets of pure cocaine with a mixed weight of 5.62 kilogrammes and an estimated road worth of TT$7,833,830.40, and a complete of 157 packets of Colombian ‘Creepy’ hashish, with a mixed weight of 118.58 kilogrammes and an estimated road worth of TT$13,013,799.26.
“The suspect was arrested in reference to the finds,” the police added.
