Arrest of three Guyanese on Saturday, including a brother and sister, in Trinidad with various amounts of cocaine.
Arrest of three Guyanese on Saturday, including a brother and sister, in Trinidad with various amounts of cocaine.
Officials in Trinidad have confirmed that they have held a Guyanese taxi driver after cocaine was found in the walls of his suitcase. They have also held a Florida-based real estate broker and his sister who had the illegal drug strapped to their bodies.The suspects arrived in Trinidad on Saturday, and were in-transit to other destinations when they were apprehended.According to a source in the twin-island republic, at about 07:50 hours, the 34-year-old Guyanese taxi driver was about to board BW 416 en route to St. Maarten when officers from the Organized Crime, Narcotics and Firearms Bureau of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Force, who were on patrol at the airport, carried out a search of his luggage.
During the search, 2.6 kilograms of cocaine, with a street value of TT$1M, were discovered.He was charged for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
And, seven hours later, the 34-year-old real estate broker and his 36-year-old sister were about to board BW 480 en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA when they, too, were searched by the officers, who had observed their suspicious actions.
The drug agents found two kilograms of cocaine with a street value of TT$800,000 strapped to the man’s body.Another three kilograms of the drug, valued at TT$1.2M, were found concealed in a similar manner on his sister.They were also arrested and charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The trio is scheduled to appear before a magistrate at the Arima Magistrate’s Court today.
Saturday’s exercise was headed by Senior Superintendent of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Force, Simon Alexis, and included ranks from the Customs and Excise Department on the island.Trinidadian officials have expressed concerns about the passengers being able to pass undetected through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
Officials in Trinidad have confirmed that they have held a Guyanese taxi driver after cocaine was found in the walls of his suitcase. They have also held a Florida-based real estate broker and his sister who had the illegal drug strapped to their bodies.The suspects arrived in Trinidad on Saturday, and were in-transit to other destinations when they were apprehended.According to a source in the twin-island republic, at about 07:50 hours, the 34-year-old Guyanese taxi driver was about to board BW 416 en route to St. Maarten when officers from the Organized Crime, Narcotics and Firearms Bureau of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Force, who were on patrol at the airport, carried out a search of his luggage.
During the search, 2.6 kilograms of cocaine, with a street value of TT$1M, were discovered.He was charged for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
And, seven hours later, the 34-year-old real estate broker and his 36-year-old sister were about to board BW 480 en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA when they, too, were searched by the officers, who had observed their suspicious actions.
The drug agents found two kilograms of cocaine with a street value of TT$800,000 strapped to the man’s body.Another three kilograms of the drug, valued at TT$1.2M, were found concealed in a similar manner on his sister.They were also arrested and charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The trio is scheduled to appear before a magistrate at the Arima Magistrate’s Court today.
Saturday’s exercise was headed by Senior Superintendent of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Force, Simon Alexis, and included ranks from the Customs and Excise Department on the island.Trinidadian officials have expressed concerns about the passengers being able to pass undetected through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
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