A Freeport man has been charged for stealing close to $400,000 in car parts from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).
Nicholas Siew, 29, of Calcutta Road, Freeport, was charged for the theft of $379,000 worth of car parts from TTPS between March 5 and 8, 2021.
He was arrested on March 29 by Sgt Wilkinson of San Fernando CID and charged for larceny on April 1.
Siew appeared before San Fernando Magistrate Rajendra Rambachan, where he was granted bail in the sum of $390,000 with a surety.
On March 8, PC Gopaul, of Traffic Branch, made checks on the vehicles stored at the Traffic Branch on the Vehicle Management Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago’s compound (VMCOTT) San Fernando. It is alleged that he discovered 42 vehicle parts had been stolen.
After investigations and fingerprinting Siew was arrested and none of the parts has been recovered, police said.
The case has been adjourned to April 29.
