Major drugs, arms haul in Sangre Grande – couple on the run

ARREST warrants have been issued for a Sangre Grande couple after a police exercise yielded a major illegal drugs and arms and ammo find on Tuesday.

A police media release sais detectives from the Eastern Division Special Operations Unit and the Criminal Investigation Department searched a house in North Oropouche after receiving key information.

They found a modified black and silver rifle, 189 rounds of assorted ammunition, three 12-gauge cartridges, 164 packets of marijuana weighing 134 kilogrammes, and ten packets of cocaine weighing ten kilogrammes.

The couple, from Leemond Village, Fishing Pond, Sangre Grande, were at large up to press time but the police release said arrests are expected to be made soon. PC Singh is leading investigations.