FOUR men have charged four men with possession of a firearm, ammunition, and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The men Miguel Brown, 23, and Danesh Ragbir, 30, both of Aranguez, and Shakil Harrylal aka ‘Chunks’, 22, and Rossi de Verteuil, 24, of San Juan were arrested following a surveillance exercise on Monday night, police reported on Thursday.
They were jointly charged by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and PC Villaroel of the North-Eastern Division Task Force (NEDTF) with the offences following an incident which occurred on Monday. While performing a surveillance exercise relative to robbery reports in the Aranguez area, NEDTF officers later intercepted a white Nissan AD wagon in the vicinity of the Valpark Shopping Plaza with four male passengers on board. The officers allegedly discovered one revolver, six rounds of live ammunition and 28 grammes of cocaine following a search. The men were later charged.
The operation, sanctioned by Snr Supt Winston Maharaj, Supt Roger Alexander and Supt Ramjohn was executed by Insp Bharath and PCs Mieres, Dass, Stafford, Andrews and Hyde.
