Three Maloney men who were arrested during last week’s blockade of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway during a protest for water were each fined $150 yesterday after they pleaded guilty.
The men—Joseph White, 40, Vince Gibson, 31, and Kuamie John, 28—were held on Saturday.
The men appeared before Arima Magistrate Debbie-Ann Bassaw. The trio was part of a group of 65 residents from the area, who blocked the east-bound lane of the highway with burning tyres and other debris.
A media release issued by the Police Service’s communication department warned: “Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is intent on prosecuting to the fullest extent of the law, persons who obstruct and disrupt the free flow of traffic on the nation’s roadways in any way.”
The response came after criticism when residents blocked the Beetham Highway to protest the arrest of two gang leaders and motorists were stranded for hours before police restored order.