Three held after high speed chase

A high speed chase on Friday afternoon resulted in the arrest of three persons ages 28, 30 and 34, and the seizure of 15 kilos of marijuana with a street value of $100,000. Reports revealed that around midday on Friday, officers of Central Division were on patrol when they saw the occupants of a car acting in a suspicious manner. Officers, led by Ag Sgt Ajith Persad and including PCs Alexander, Toolaram, Basraj, Ramsook and others, ordered the driver of the car to bring the vehicle to a stop, but the driver continued driving at a high speed, resulting in a chase from Chaguanas to Port-of-Spain which lasted about 20 minutes.

Officers of the Organised Crime and Narcotics Unit, Northern Division and E-999 officers also responded to the report and a high speed chase from the Uriah Buttler Highway to the Old Traffic Branch with blaring sirens continued until the car was intercepted. The three occupants were arrested and the compressed marijuana seized. The three will appear before a Port-of-Spain magistrate tomorrow. Also on Friday, officers of the Sangre Grande Police Station intercepted a car with three occupants and seized a .38 revolver and six rounds of ammunition. Three occupants of the car will appear before a Sangre Grande magistrate tomorrow.