Penal man held with 5.5 kg of ganja heading for Tobago
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A PENAL man was expected to be charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking on Friday, a day after he was arrested while allegedly attempting to transport 5.5 kilogrammes of the plant to Tobago.
The unidentified 31-year-old man of Dookie Street, Penal, was arrested in Port of Spain by the Siparia Criminal Investigations Department, just before leaving for Tobago.
In a media release, police said an operation was started by the department after it received information about the man s activities.
Police said at around 6.25am on Thursday, officers went to the ferry terminal at the port of Port of Spain, where they monitored and intercepted a grey Nissan Note, driven by a man, attempting to board the ferry.
Penal man held trying to traffic marijuana to Tobago
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