Police find cocaine in toilet wall in Guayaguayare
Written by Laurel V Williams on December 7, 2024
Arima police, who went to the home of a 40-year-old man in Guayaguayare to search for guns and ammunition, instead found a quantity of cocaine on December 6.
The homeowner was immediately arrested.
The cocaine has an estimated street value of $7,000.
The police said around 3 pm, the officers went to the house in New Lands Village in Guayaguayare.
They claimed they found a plastic bag with cocaine hidden between a concrete block on a wall in the bathroom and toilet area.
The officers took the suspect to the Arima Police Station.
The cocaine weighed 64 grammes.
The arrest was part of an intelligence-led operation on December 6, between 8 pm and 11 pm, which started in the Arima district.
ACP Rishi Singh, Snr Supt Maynard Wilson, ASPs Ablacksingh and Pitt and Insp Lewis co-ordinated the exercise.
W/Sgt Ramai led the exercise, which included members of the Arima Operations/ Intelligence Team.
PC DeMatas is leading the investigation.
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