By Sue-Ann Wayow
SEVERAL persons were arrested for various offences over the long weekend including malicious damage, driving under the influence and larceny of cable, possession of marijuana and possession of firearm.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) in a media release on Tuesday stated that in the Eastern Division, exercises were conducted from last Wednesday into Thursday.
For that division, 14 warrants were executed, 1.06 kilogrammes of marijuana and two rounds of 5.56 ammunition were found and seized.
Officers of the North Central/ Northern Division also arrested 12 persons between Thursday and Sunday. Those exercises led to persons being detained for malicious damage, one DUI and larceny of TSTT cable, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of marijuana.
Throughout all Divisions, 14 persons were arrested for various drug related offences during the weekend.
In the Central Division, seven persons were arrested for enquiries into possession of a firearm and ammunition, wounding, wounding with intent, robbery, malicious damage and breaching a protection order.
Eight weapons were seized as well as a quantity of ammunition.
In the Southern Division, two men were arrested during an exercise at the Brian Lara Stadium on Sunday.
A 41-year-old Vistabella man was found in possession of a Taurus pistol with 13 rounds of 9mm ammunition. He was arrested by officers of the Guard and Emergency Branch after a tip off led to the search. The other man was arrested while attempting to obstruct the officers in the arrest of the Vistabella man. He was found to be in possession of $20,000 when officers searched him.
Six persons were also arrested during a warrant exercise which was conducted in the Southern Division.
And during an anti-crime exercise on Monday, Mon Repos police officers in the Southern Division proceeded to St Andrews Park West where they found a black bag containing one black Glock 45 pistol containing one magazine with ten rounds of 9mm ammunition at an empty lot to the back of an apartment building.
Officers of the various divisions also met with members of the several communities to discuss and hear their concerns and to offer advice over the long weekend.
