Tobago, Thursday – Police say they have seized more than TT$12 million (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) in marijuana and are searching for two men who escaped during two coordinated exercises on Wednesday.
The police acting on a tip off, said they seized 10 bags of marijuana weighing 168 kilogrammes at Bel Garden and a further 11 bags weighing 200 kilogrammes at English Man Bay in coordinated exercises in Tobago.
They said two men fled from a vehicle that had been stopped in English Bay Gardens. The vehicle has since been seized.
Meantime, police in Trinidad say they have recovered one million dollars worth of marijuana during an exercise along the old Toco road, south of here.
They said two men are assisting their investigations.