Cocaine Worth 9m TT Dollars Found in Container in Point Lisas Port, Trinidad

July 19: Police are on the hunt for an Arima Businessman, after 23 pounds of cocaine were seized at the Port of Point Lisas on Friday bound for St. Martin. Police say the narcotics carry a street value of nine million TT dollars.

Reports say around midday, Customs Officers were scanning a container at the port when they picked up something suspicious.

The container was taken to the examination station. There Custom Officers noticed what appeared to be cocaine hidden inside the container loaded with foodstuff.

Police and other Officials were called in and confirmed it was cocaine. 23 pounds of the narcotics were found. They say the container was addressed to an Indian Businessman in St Martin.

Officers say the container was sent by a businessman from Arima. It is suspected that he was the same person who was set to receive a container filed with marijuana from Jamaica last year. Investigations are continuing.

Source: CnC3