Murder suspect held in Laventille

A 20-year-old man is in police custody after his car was stopped by members of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) on Monday night.

Police said the officers were on patrol on Foster Street, Laventille, at around 9.45 pm when they stopped a blue Hyundai Elantra.

They ordered the driver out of the car and searched it but found nothing illegal. After doing a background check, police realised the driver was listed as a murder suspect.

He was taken to the Besson Street Police Station where investigations are continuing.