Three people from Moruga were in custody for separate offences after police held a joint anti-crime and road-traffic exercise with regular and municipal police in the district on 17 September 2025.[1] They included a 22-year-old unemployed man from St Mary’s Village, held for possession of 2.02 kilogrammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.[1] They also included a 54-year-old man from Penal Rock Road, held for drunk driving.[1] Police also arrested a man from La Lune Village on inquiry for a report of larceny.[1]
In an overgrown area in Basse Terre Village, police found six packets of marijuana weighing 186.1 grammes, with no arrest in connection with that discovery.[1]
The exercise, which brought together municipal police from the Princes Town and Rio Claro stations with regular police from the Southern Division, took place between 10 am and 3 pm.[1] Supt Soker, acting Supt Guzman, ASP Morales and Insp Ragbir coordinated the exercise, while acting ASP Maharaj, Sgt Othello, acting Sgt Ali and Cpls Hyburn and Pariman led it.[1] Members of the K9 Unit also took part in the exercise.[1] Officers issued 20 fixed penalty notices for various traffic offences during the operation.[1]
