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Murder suspect among eight held in Morvant Stock photo An early-morning police exercise in Morvant led to the arrest of eight people wanted for several offences, including murder, shootings and theft. Police said members of the North Eastern Division Task Force, CID, gang unit and canine branch went to several areas in Morvant at around 4 am on Tuesday. One man identified as the suspect in a Morvant murder last year was among those arrested, and five others were held for shooting. A woman was also arrested for a theft in Morvant. Police also arrested another man for house-breaking in San Juan...

Luciano Quash , the man accused of the murder of Ashanti Riley was remanded in custody by a Port of Spain magistrate today. The 33 year old PH taxi driver, of Bagatelle Road, was charged with the teenagers murder last Thursday by officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force. Bail is not an option when accused of murder. The matter was put off to January 11, 2021. Ashanti of Sunshine Avenue, San Juan, went missing on December 29th, However her body was discovered on December 4th at Cake Lands, Santa Cruz. An autopsy revealed she was beaten and stabbed

Engineering student held with marijuana File photo A 24-year-old UWI student was arrested when he was found with 6.5 kilograms of marijuana at his apartment on Monday afternoon. Police said members of the North Eastern Division Task Force went to Evans Street, St Augustine, at around 2 pm. They searched the apartment and found the drugs hidden in a plastic bag in the bedroom One man who was at the apartment at the time was arrested for the possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The exercise was co-ordinated by Snr Supt Maharaj, Supt Alexander and ASP Parriman. The team was le...

An Uzi Submachine gun, as well as over six kilogrammes of marijuana, were seized in Barataria last night. The find was made by officers of the North Eastern Division Task Force under the direction of Sgt Martin, Cpl Daniel, and Cpl Duncan. The officers received intelligence which led them to a bushy area off Sixth Avenue where a search was conducted. Here, the lawmen found and seized the illegal items. No one was arrested as at the time of the discovery there were no persons within sufficient proximity. The operation was spearheaded by Snr Sup Maharaj, Sup Alexander, ASP Parriman, Insp Ramsin...