Two men have been arrested and 50 packages containing 53.40 kilogrammes of marijuana seized by officers of the Northern Division during an anti-crime exercise conducted in the Couva. The marijuana is worth about $534, 000.

According to the TTPS: “The exercise, conducted between 5:30pm and 9:30pm, on Saturday 14th March 2020 included officers of the Northern Division’s Gang Unit, Northern Division Task Force, Area Central and Northern Division Task Force, Area East.

Acting on information, the officers intercepted a grey AD wagon motor vehicle with a male occupant along the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway in the vicinity of the Couva overpass”.

The driver of the vehicle, a 23-year-old of Dow Village, California was arrested in connection with the find. A second suspect, a 49-year-old Arouca man was subsequently arrested in the Arouca district by officers in connection with the drugs.

Investigations are ongoing.