Tobago police have arrested five people and recovered a large quantity of a narcotics and cash in the Plymouth area, following an all-day exercise last Friday.
The exercise was conducted from 4 am to 3 pm in the village of Plymouth, which was locked down and houses and vehicles searched.
A 66-year-old man was arrested for the possession of narcotics; a female labourer, 37, was arrested and charged for the possession of marijuana and a fisherman and unemployed 26-year-old woman were arrested and jointly charged for possession of marijuana and cocaine with a total street value of $650,000.
Over $120,000 in TT currency and over $2000 US currency were also seized. Sources said the money was buried in the back of a house.
The exercise was co-ordinated by ACP Tobago Garfield Moore and Snr Supt Joanne Archie, spearheaded by ASP Sterling Roberts and included officers from all police stations in Tobago, as well as the Scarborough CID, Criminal Gang and Intelligence Unit, K9Unit, Organised Crime Narcotics and Firearm Bureau and the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment.
Those charged are scheduled to appear in court today.
