Three men are expected to be charged under the Proceeds of Crime Act, after officers found and  seized a quantity US$39,000 during an anti-crime exercise conducted in the Penal district on Saturday morning.

Officers were on mobile patrol along Tulsa Trace, San Francique Village, Penal, around 1:30am when they observed a pirogue with three male occupants proceeding along a river.

The officers, with the assistance of officers of the Penal Criminal Investigations Department, intercepted the pirogue when it came to land at Rahamut Trace.

The three suspects attempted to flee the scene, but were held a short distance away.

A search of the area was conducted which resulted in officers finding an old washing machine inside a shed. The washing machine contained three packets containing US$39,000.

The three suspects, a 34-year-old and a 24-year-old both of Maraval, and a 34-year-old of Debe, were arrested in connection with the find and officers of the Financial Intelligence Bureau
contacted.

Investigations are ongoing.