The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service mentioned in a landmark operation earlier immediately, it has efficiently seized almost $32 million price of high-quality marijuana, marking a major victory towards drug trafficking networks.
Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher praised the devoted officers whose efforts made this breakthrough potential.
“This operation, whereas executed in a matter of hours, is the end result of numerous hours of intelligence gathering and meticulous surveillance,” the Commissioner mentioned.
“Our officers have dealt a considerable blow to this drug trafficking community, and we’re relentless in our pursuit of those criminals.”
In an announcement on Friday, the TTPS mentioned a sequence of coordinated intelligence operations resulted within the arrest of a number of associates of a drug trafficking community based mostly in South Trinidad and the seizure of huge portions of narcotics consisting of marijuana and high-grade cocaine. Earlier this week, the TTPS arrested a key suspect and seized greater than $4.5 million price of cocaine infused in hair merchandise.
Current intelligence has revealed the drug community's plans to maneuver narcotics from a stash in Guapo.
The rigorous surveillance and intelligence efforts of the TTPS recognized the stash in a secluded, wooded seashore space alongside Vance River Street, Guapo.
Officers maintained shut remark and recognized key associates of the community as they tried to maneuver the narcotics.
With operational help from the Southern Division Police, officers rapidly converged on the situation and secured the realm final night time.
The crew arrested two main associates and confiscated the narcotics.
The suspects, together with the seized medication, had been transported to the Marabella police station.
