Tobago cop held with heroin

A TOBAGO police officer who was reportedly  held with some two pounds of heroin at Crown Point Airport on Saturday afternoon, is to appear in the Scarborough Magistrate’s Court today. The 28-year-old officer, who was stationed in Trinidad and is said to be on suspension, is charged with possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking and attempting to export a prohibited substance.

He was reportedly intercepted by members of the Organised Crime and Narcotics Unit (OCNU), assisted by Customs Officers. The man, who was said to have been living at Bon Accord with a close relative at one time, was reportedly in the process of boarding a Monarch Airways flight to London when he was arrested. The heroin, which was said to have been concealed in powdered milk, was discovered when his luggage was searched. The policeman is expected to appear before Senior Magistrate Annette McKenzie in the Scarborough First Court.