CRIME WRAP

A suspect is now in police custody, following the seizure of over $1.8 million worth of cannabis.

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00:00now in police custody following the seizure of over 1.8 million dollars worth of cannabis

00:05during an intelligence-led operation in Kanupia on Wednesday. According to police,

00:10officers acted on information sometime between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Wednesday

00:14and conducted surveillance on a supermarket on Siriza Circular in Kanupia. The officers then

00:21entered the establishment where they met a 37-year-old man and proceeded to search the premises.

00:27While searching the rear of the storerooms, they discovered a transparent crocus bag containing

00:32multiple packets of cannabis. The 33 packets seized had a combined weight of 17 kilograms

00:38with an estimated street value of 1,865,699 dollars. The man was arrested and taken to

00:49the Arima police station for processing along with the illegal narcotics. The operation was

00:54coordinated by ACP Singh and Woman Senior Superintendents Medar and Wilson and supervised

00:59by Woman Sergeant Ramai in collaboration with the Arima Operations Intelligence Team.

01:06Members of the Hunter's Sergeant Rescue Team, after being asked by the police to assist in

01:10locating a body that had been seen yesterday in the Karani River, recovered the body along

01:15the Karani River in Bamboo No. 1 just after 6 o'clock this morning. Violence Ram Bharat,

01:20of the team, told TV6 News that they spotted the body lodged in the mangrove about one mile down

01:26the river from the Bamboo No. 1 area. He said the body appeared to be bloated and in an advanced

01:32state of decomposition. Ram Bharat said they later took police officers to the area where

01:37they found a female body which is still to be identified. Only two days ago, the body of a

01:42Kovar man had been found floating in the Karani River. Police say they will await an identification

01:47on the latest body and an autopsy to determine cause of death.

01:52Minutes after four men robbed a grocery in the Aruka area, quick work by police officers in

01:58the Northern Division led to the arrest of three of the men while one was able to escape.

02:03Investigators say that the men went to the Aruka grocery around 11 am and robbed the

02:09establishment of cash and other items. Police officers were able to intercept the vehicle

02:15in the Maloni area a few minutes later. During an exchange of gunfire, one man was shot and injured

02:21while two others were held by the low men. A fourth man escaped. The police were able to

02:26recover the stolen cash and other items the men had taken from the grocery. An illegal firearm

02:32was also recovered by the police. Investigations are continuing.