70-year-old arrested for illegal gambling

Since the start of an anti-gambling initiative last month by South Western Division police, aimed at bar owners and operators, the State has collected an estimated $170,000 in taxes.

In the latest exercise on Thursday between midnight and 8 pm, police arrested ten people, including a 70-year-old woman who owns a bar on Mon Desir Road, South Oropouche, for using licensed premises as a common gaming house for illegal gambling. They also arrested an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic.

Snr Supt Adams, Supt Phillip and ASP Douglas co-ordinated the exercise in the Fyzabad and South Oropouche districts. Insp Subero and Sgts Jaggernath and Ramsaran led the exercise, which also included police from the South-Western Division Task Force, CID and the Division.

Police checked ten licensed premises, five of which were ordered closed pending further enquiries with respect to breaches detected.

Except for the foreigner, nine of the ten arrested were each granted $1,000 station bail. They were expected to appear before a Siparia magistrate to answer their respective charges.

Similar exercises took place in the Penal, Siparia and Point Fortin districts within the past few weeks, and police anticipate that bar owners/operators will once again head to the Board of Inland Revenue to pay outstanding taxes.

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