A 40-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested by police in Trinidad and Tobago for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine into Thailand and India.
A statement by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service said that on
January 13th, 2021, at around 2.15 pm officers attached to the Marabella
Criminal Investigation Department (CID), as a result of information
received, proceeded to TTPost, Coffee Street San Fernando, where they
detained the Nigerian national.
The suspect, a resident of Rueben Lane Enterprise, Chaguanas, reportedly attempted to export a quantity of cocaine to India and Thailand, which were hidden among several fishing reels in several envelopes.
Officers from the said unit under the supervision of Sgt Wilkinson of
the San Fernando Operations Unit executed a search warrant around 4.20pm
at the man’s Enterprise address, where they recovered 446 grammes of
cocaine.
The quantity of cocaine along with the Nigerian man were then taken to the Marabella CID office. Enquiries are ongoing.
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