Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher says $4 million worth of illegal drugs seized in Carapichaima on Thursday is a testament to the TTPS’ commitment to rid the nation’s streets of illegal drugs.
In a statement yesterday, the TTPS said between 2 pm and 5 pm on Thursday, officers executed a search warrant at a house at Bank Village, Carapichaima, and discovered a major drug haul at the home of a key suspect, who was taken into custody.
During the search, officers noticed a padlocked wardrobe where they found two black garbage bags containing:
• ↓11 packets of Colombian Creepy Marijuana, weighing 12.3 kilogrammes, with an estimated street value of $1,349,888
• ↓13 packets of Imported Yellow/Lemon Kush Marijuana, weighing 6.99 kilogrammes, valued at $1,046,158
• ↓6 packets of powdered cocaine, weighing 1.12 kilogrammes, with a street value of $1,672,704
• ↓1 packet of crack cocaine, weighing 67 grammes, with an estimated value of $31,131
The estimated overall value of the narcotics seized was $4,099,881.23.
In the statement, Harewood-Christopher is quoted as saying, “This operation is a testament to the strength and effectiveness of the TTPS’s intelligence-gathering and investigative capabilities, resulting in the seizure of these dangerous drugs before they could hit the streets and wreak havoc on our communities.”
The Commissioner added, “Illegal narcotics fuel addiction, empower drug dealers, and contribute to gang warfare, shootings, woundings and all manner of other serious crimes ... I assure you of our commitment to rid our streets of drugs, dealers and traffickers, to safeguard our citizens from the cascading effects of drug-related crimes.”