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Man held with ganja

FILE - In this March 25, 2018 file photo, a visitor examines a marijuana sample at the New England Cannabis Convention in Boston. Three New England states legalized recreational marijuana, but there is still no place to buy pot legally in the region. Sunday, July 1, 2018, had been the target date to open pot shops in Massachusetts, but no retail licenses have yet been awarded. Possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana becomes legal in Vermont that day, but the law has no provisions for retail sales. Pot shops aren't expected in Maine until 2019 at earliest. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
FILE - In this March 25, 2018 file photo, a visitor examines a marijuana sample at the New England Cannabis Convention in Boston. Three New England states legalized recreational marijuana, but there is still no place to buy pot legally in the region. Sunday, July 1, 2018, had been the target date to open pot shops in Massachusetts, but no retail licenses have yet been awarded. Possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana becomes legal in Vermont that day, but the law has no provisions for retail sales. Pot shops aren't expected in Maine until 2019 at earliest. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

A 24-YEAR-OLD man from East Dry River, Port of Spain was held in Gasparillo with a kilo of marijuana last Sunday.

According to a media release, Debe Traffic and Highway Patrol Unit police were conducting searches along the Solomon Hochoy Highway near the Gasparillo overpass when, at 9.50 am, they had cause to stop and search a gold coloured Mazda 6 car.

When police searched, they found a kilo of the illegal substance hidden in the vehicle. The man was arrested and is expected to be charged for the offence.

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