$200,000 worth of compressed marijuana seized by police

Six people were arrested and nine packets of compressed marijauna with a street value of $200,000 seized in an exercise carried out by police attached to San Rafael police station yesterday.

At around 10.30 am on Sunday, a party of police officers headed by Sgt Osmond Williams were on road exercise duties along the Talparo /Muneo Nuevo Road when they stopped a Green B 13 Sentra car proceeding east with two occupants. The occupants were ordered out of the vehicle and searched. Packets of compressed marijuana were found in the vehicle. The marijuana was seized and the men arrested and taken to the San Rafael Police station were they were cautioned and charged by Cpl Gomez with the possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The four other  persons were arrested for possession of narcotics and outstanding warrants. The six arrested people will  appear before a Arima magistrate today.