Police seize 220 kg of cannabis from driver in Sangre Grande
Officers of the Eastern Division Gang and Intelligence Unit and the Special Investigations Unit stopped a car at Toco Main Road and Valencia Old Road on 19 September 2024 and found ten packages holding 220 kg of cannabis inside.
🇹🇹 Toco Main Road and Valencia Old Road, Sangre Grande · Trinidad and Tobago
Officers of the Eastern Division Gang and Intelligence Unit and the Special
Investigations Unit (SIU) seized220 kg of cannabis in Sangre Grande on
19 September 2024, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).[1]The officers had mounted surveillance and reconnaissance in the district
between 1pm and 7pm that Thursday before moving in.[1]
Car stopped at road junction
The officers intercepted a car at the corner of Toco Main Road and Valencia Old
Road.[1]Its only occupant was a 31-year-old man from Brazil Village, Arima.[1]A search of the vehicle found ten large black plastic-covered packages,
each holding cannabis, with a combined weight of 220 kg.[1]
The driver was arrested and taken with the cannabis to the Sangre Grande Police
Station for processing.[1] The account names no charge and gives no court
outcome.
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