Family of seven held for drugs

A FAMILY of seven, including a US citizen, was arrested and a quantity of marijuana seized following a raid at a house in Siparia yesterday.

The suspects, ages ranging between 28 and 62 years, have all been charged with possession of marijuana and are expected to appear before a Siparia magistrate tomorrow. The raid, led by Cpl Minors, was carried out after police received information that illegal drugs were  being sold at a house at Alta Gracia Trace.

According to reports, around 12.45 pm, a party of officers including PCs Rajesh Gokool, Fareed Khan and Darrel Ramdass, attached to the South Western Divisional Task Force and Siparia CID, executed a search warrant at the house. During the search police found 50 foil pockets of marijuana, with a street value of $1,000, in one of the bedrooms. The seven occupants of the house, including the resident of Baltimore, were arrested and taken to the station where they were charged by PC Khan for the offence.