(Trinidad Guardian) – Five men are now in police custody after coast guard intercepted a pirogue loaded with $1.5 million worth of marijuana on Sunday. According to public affairs officer, Lt Commander Kirk Jean-Baptiste, coast guardsmen were patrolling the Gulf of Paria aboard the TTS Speyside- CG24 vessel when they spotted the fishing pirogue speeding along the south coast.
The coast guardsmen pursued the pirogue and after a short chase, intercepted it and found five men aboard. The pirogue and its occupants were escorted back to the coast guard’s base at Cedros.
The search of the bags revealed 228 packets of marijuana with a total weight of 148.75 kg. The men and drugs were handed over the Organised Crime Narcotics and Firearms Bureau were further processing.
