A woman police corporal assigned to the San Fernando City Corporation was yesterday arrested after police raided her Chaguanas home and allegedly found a large quantity of marijuana. The 28-year-old officer, who enlisted in the service seven years ago was arrested by officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force led by Cpl Sunil Bharath, who executed a search warrant at her Balmoral Park, Edinburgh 500 home yesterday afternoon.
During the raid the officers found 1.5 kilos of high grade marijuana hidden in a bedroom along with electronic scales and other paraphernalia used by drug traffickers. The drugs has a street value of more than $20,000, police said. The officer was being interviewed by investigators at the Morvant Police Station up to late yesterday.
She is expected to a appear before a Chaguanas magistrate early next week. PCs Clint Dass and Jerome Gordon were also involved in the exercise.
