The T&T Coast Guard, while on routine patrol yesterday, detained three people who were found with drugs and ammunition on a pirogue.
According to a press release, the Coast Guard intercepted a white pirogue registered as TFS 2920 with three people on board. The vessel and it occupants were escorted to Staubles Bay.
Searches were conducted on the vessel and two bags were recovered. One bag had ten parcels of marijuana weighing approximately 5.4kg with an estimated street value of $72,900. The second bag contained 94 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
The men, illegal narcotics and ammunition were handed over to the Organised Crime Narcotics Firearm Bureau of the T&T Police Service for further processing. Both the Customs and Excise and the Immigration Division are assisting with the investigation.
