A Chaguanas businessman and a Colombian woman held in connection with a multi-million dollar drug bust in central Trinidad have been released by police.
After being interrogated for almost 24 hours, the businessman and the foreign national were released from the Woodbrook and Belmont Police Stations shortly after midnight on Thursday. Contacted yesterday, police sources confirmed the suspects were released but refused to reveal the reason why, as they stated that the investigation was at a sensitive stage.
However, the T&T Guardian understands that the 50-year-old businessman and the woman, who recently arrived in T&T, were visiting the house where the drugs were found when police raided it on Wednesday night. The 50-year-old businessman, who cannot be named as he was not charged, has been in and out of jail for the past decade on a number of charges, including kidnapping, most of which were eventually dismissed by the court.
According to reports, around 10 pm, officers of the Organised Crime, Narcotics and Firearms Bureau (OCNFB) executed a search warrant at the property in Enterprise, Chaguanas, and recovered 20 kilos of cocaine and 300 kilos of marijuana with a combined value of over $6 million.
In addition to the couple, the 36-year-old man and his 35-year-old wife who own the house were arrested. They remained detained up to late yesterday. They are expected to be charged with drug trafficking over the weekend and will appear in court to answer the charges on Monday.
Investigations are continuing.