A CHINESE national is due to appear in the Arima Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday), after being charged with money laundering.
Jiacheng Jiang was charged by members of the Financial Investigations Branch on Wednesday.
According to a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Thursday, the charges arise from the January 2022 search of a house at Olympia Avenue, Millennium Park, Trincity, by members of the Special Branch and Special Investigations Unit.
During the search, a quantity of the drug Ketamine, $33,775 in T&T currency and 865 Yen, were found and seized.
Insp Ramlal supervised the investigation, which was subsequently conducted by WPC Chase Wilson of the Financial Investigations Branch, who laid the Money Laundering charge.
The accused was charged for the offence of Trafficking in Ketamine in January 2022.