64 MILLION DRUGS BUST IN TNT
Cops seize $64M in marijuana, cocaine
Three arrested in drug bust
Narcotics more than $64 million were reportedly seized by officers of the South-Western Division during an anti-crime exercise in Quinam on Sunday.
Three persons were also arrested.
A statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) said the incident occurred around 5:30pm.
Officers of the South-Western Division Criminal Investigations Department and the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force intercepted a Nissan Perry motor vehicle with three occupants at the Quinam Beach Facility.
A search resulted in five crocus bags containing 109 kilogrammes of marijuana and 34 packets of cocaine weighing 39 kilogrammes being found.
The drugs have an estimated street value of $64,775,823.20.
The three suspects were arrested and taken into custody.
Corporal Carter of the Siparia CID is continuing investigations.
Photo: Narcotics seized in the South-western Division on August 1, 2021