Wanted man held in Sangre Grande with 131 g and 38 cannabis plants
Police arrested 56-year-old Micheal Awong, wanted for three years on three warrants, on Oropouche Road, Sangre Grande, on 12 August 2021. He was charged with possessing 131 grammes of cannabis and cultivating 38 fully grown cannabis trees and was due in the Sangre Grande Magistrates' Court.
🇹🇹 Oropouche Road, Sangre Grande · Trinidad and Tobago
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Plants destroyed
38
Cannabis
131 g
Agencies
Eastern Division Task Force, Trinidad and Tobago Regiment
Micheal Awong, 56, of Diego Martin, had been wanted by police for about three
years on three outstanding Time Allowed Commitment warrants.[1]Officers
arrested Awong on Oropouche Road, Sangre Grande, at about 4:45 pm during an
anti-crime exercise covering Sangre Grande and Biche.[1]He was subsequently
charged with the cannabis offences and was due to appear at the Sangre Grande
Magistrates’ Court the next day.[1]
Police arrested him for possession of 131 grammes of cannabis and for
cultivating 38 fully grown cannabis trees.[1]
Charges were laid by PC Nanan.[1]The exercise ran between 4 pm and 8 pm, was
coordinated by Snr Supt Joseph Chandool and spearheaded by Ag Sgts Khan and
Narine.[1]It involved officers of the Eastern Division Task Force and two
members of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment.[1]
Photos and video
Photo published as showing Micheal Awong after he was charged with possession and cultivation of cannabis. Photo: Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, via Trinidad Guardian.Photo details
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