By Prior Beharry
Seven persons working in the scrap iron industry have been arrested.
They were held by officers of the Southern Division, following a protest incident in the Claxton Bay district on Thursday night, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service stated in a release on Friday.
The release stated that officers of the Southern Division Task Force were on patrol between 8 pm and 12 midnight when they were alerted to a protest incident involving scrap iron dealers and workers at Cedar Hill Road, Claxton Bay.
The officers responded and apprehended seven men – ages 20 to 41- all of the area, for disorderly behaviour and resisting arrest.
Several other persons who were present at the protest eluded capture.
People employed in the scrap iron industry have been protesting the six months ban on exports.
