A Siparia couple was arrested by officers of the Siparia Criminal Investigations Department after they were found to be in possession of a quantity of high-grade marijuana, during an anti-crime exercise conducted in the district on Monday night.
A party of officers, supervised by Sgt Prakash Jaggernath, were on surveillance duty along Villabrera Street, Siparia, when they observed a silver BMW motor vehicle with two occupants.
The officers attempted to intercept the vehicle, which came to a sudden stop and began reversing at high speed. The vehicle subsequently crashed into another vehicle which was driven by an off-duty police officer attached to the San Fernando CID.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 425g of marijuana hidden in the trunk. The drug has an estimated street value of $17,000.
Investigations are ongoing.