More than eight million dollars in drugs were discovered aboard a boat intercepted by the T&T Coast Guard on Monday.
151 packets of compressed marijuanaweighing 80 kg were discovered aboard a pirogue named "Mr Marlon", around 2 am on Monday, according to a release from the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard intercepted the vessel with two people on board and contacted officials from theOrganised Crime Narcotics andFirearms Bureauand Customs and Excise. A search of the vessel was conducted at Staubles Bay and two large bags with plant-like substances were weighed and examined.
The drugs had an estimated street value of $8,037,018.88, the release said.