Jamaican arrested in Tobago

The Immigration Department was contacted concerning an illegal immigrant, a 38-year-old labourer of Westmorland, Jamaica who resides at Old Road, Lambeau who was arrested.

Among those also arrested were a 53-year-old handyman of Providence Road, Scarborough. His arrest was related to a recent report of larceny of a dwelling house in the Scarborough area.

A 25-year-old labourer of Crapaud Village, Speyside was arrested based on an outstanding warrant for malicious wounding and dangerous driving in the Roxborough district. A 29-year-old labourer of La Horquetta, Arima in Trinidad currently residing at King Street, Delaford, was arrested in relation to a recent report of robbery with aggravation which occurred in Crown Point.

The exercise was coordinated by Snr Supt Joanne Archie and was led by Sgt Piggot with a party of officers from the Criminal Investigation Department.

The police also executed a dangerous drug search warrant at a home located on Golden Grove Road, Canaan but found nothing mentioned on the warrant. Based on information, police went to Store Bay Beach Facility where they found in a beach hut four small packets of marijuana weighing 3.5 kilogrammes. No one was arrested.

Meanwhile, in a similar anti- crime exercise, last Friday, a raid and road block took place in Crown Point. It was coordinated by Snr Supt Archie and headed by Ag Inspector Noreiga along with officers from the Crown Point CID and Crown Point Police Station.

During this exercise, 13 stop and search forms were completed, six fixed penalty notices were issued; two for failing to wear seatbelts, one for defective tyres, one for defective ID plates, one for defective fittings and one for driving with no horn.