Southern Division officers have destroyed 1600 cannabis trees and several seedlings, with an estimated street value of 1.6 million dollars, during a drug eradication exercise in the Moruga District, yesterday Friday 16th February 2024.
The officers, based on intelligence information, proceeded to La Lune Forest, Moruga, where two fields occupying approximately three lots of land containing approximately 1600 fully grown Cannabis trees and several seedlings, were located and destroyed.
Additonally, during an anti-crime exercise, several known offenders and drug blocks were targeted, resulting in the arrest of three persons; a 66-year old male, of Dallas Street, Cocoyea for possession of a cocaine, weighing 1 gram, a 61-year-old of Naparima Mayaro Road, Cocoyea for possession of cocaine which weighed 1 gram and a 63-year-old male, of Embacadre, San Fernando, for possession of cocaine, also weighing 1 gram.
The exercises were coordinated Snr Supt Soodeen, Insp Mohammed, Sgt Othello and supervised by Sgt Phoolchan, the Air Support Unit, Sgt Forbes, the SIU Jungle Operations Team, the SDTF.
Enquiries are continuing.