Man, 21, arrested as 2.1 kg of marijuana found in Caroni bedroom
Central Division officers searched the home of a 21-year-old man on Southern Main Road, Caroni, and found four packages of marijuana weighing 2.1 kg, which police valued at TT$65,000. The man was arrested and taken with the drugs to the Couva Police Station, where inquiries continued.
🇹🇹 Southern Main Road, Caroni, Trinidad · Trinidad and Tobago
Central Division officers went to a Southern Main Road, Caroni, address, where a
warrant was executed on the home of a 21-year-old described as a priority
offender.[1]The exercise ran from 3 pm to 6 pm and involved the Central
Division Task Force, Area South and the Caroni K9 Unit, with attention paid to
drug blocks in the Couva and Freeport area.[1]
A search of the man’s bedroom found four rectangular packages wrapped in red and
brown plastic, each holding marijuana.[1]The packages weighed 2.1 kg and
police put their street value at TT$65,000.[1]The man was arrested and the
packages were seized and taken to the Couva Police Station.[1]
The report says the exercise was coordinated by Snr Supt Simon, Supt
Montrichard, Supt Gyan, ASP Ablacksingh and Insp Stewart, and supervised by Sgt
Persad.[1]
Photos and video
Uncaptioned photo published with the Guardian report on the Caroni arrest and 2.1 kg marijuana seizure.Photo details
The article gives no calendar date for the exercise and says it happened "yesterday"; 30 November 2023 is inferred from the 1 December 2023 publication date and is used as the incident date.
The four packages are described only as containing marijuana; no laboratory confirmation was reported.
The man is identified only by his age and the police description of him as a priority offender, with no charge, court appearance or sentence reported.
The street value of TT$65,000 is a police estimate.
Only the Guardian account of the police statement could be opened; the TTPS statement and other outlets' copies could not be accessed to add independent detail.
The page photo has no caption, credit or alt text, so it is not confirmed to show this seizure; only its direct address is recorded.
The report names PC Rampersad as the investigating officer and Sgt Persad as supervisor, and it is unclear whether these are the same officer.
Trinidad and Tobago police arrested six people during Operation R.E.S.O.L.U.T.E. Shield sweeps in the Siparia, Santa Flora and Erin districts on 9 September 2026, four of them at a Francis Trace, Santa Flora residence over marijuana possession. A 19-year-old priority offender allegedly had 320 grammes of marijuana.
Police held a 22-year-old man in Moruga on 17 September 2025 for possessing 2.02 kg of marijuana for trafficking, and found another 186.1 g unattended in Basse Terre. Two other men were held in the same joint exercise for drunk driving and a larceny inquiry, while officers issued 20 traffic notices.
Trinidad and Tobago police arrested a Trincity man on 15 August 2025 after they saw him pass two foil packets of cannabis through a gate on Dickson Street, Arouca, during a roving North-Central Division operation. A search found the packets and cash, and he was held at Arouca Police Station for trafficking in cannabis.
Officers of Trinidad and Tobago's Inter-Agency Task Force arrested a 23-year-old man on 24 October 2023 after searching his home on Quarry Road in East Dry River, Port of Spain. Police seized 363.5 grams of marijuana and TT$27,492 in cash and charged him with possessing cannabis, while the Financial Investigations Bureau opened inquiries into the money.
