Three children were taken into police custody yesterday after the woman they were travelling with was arrested for possession of marijuana.
Officers from the Cap-de-ville Police Post were on routine traffic checks with they stopped a silver Toyota Corolla Axio, driven by the suspect.
In the car were the children, aged two to 14. Police searched the car and found two black plastic bags, each containing marijuana. The woman was arrested and later charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking as she was held near the Cap-de-ville Primary School.
All three children were later released into the care of relatives.