POLICE hold two Venezuelans during an anti-crime exercise on Tuesday.
They were among five people who were arrested for various offences during an anti-crime exercise conducted in the Moruga between 2.10 pm and 7 pm on Tuesday.
A release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Wednesday stated that a 24-year-old man of Tucupita, Venezuela, was arrested for driving without a driver’s permit, failure to produce a driver’s permit, driving without a certificate of insurance, and failure to produce a certificate of insurance.
And a 27-year-old man of Tucupita, Venezuela, was also arrested for immigration offences, the release stated.
Police said the exercise also resulted in the arrest of:
- A 33-year-old man of La Lune, Moruga, for possession of marijuana;
- A 50-year-old man of St Mary’s, Moruga, for possession of marijuana; and
- A 26-year-old man of Penal for driving without a driver’s permit, failure to produce a driver’s permit, driving without a certificate of insurance, and failure to produce a certificate of insurance.
The exercise was coordinated by Supt Doodai, ASP Theodore-Persad, Inspector Prescott and supervised by Sgt Toussaint and included officers of the Moruga Police Station.
