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Guns, drugs seized in raid
Five men were arrested following the seizure of three illegal guns and more than $20,000 in marijuana during a six hour anti-crime exercise yesterday. The guns—a Ruger sub-machine gun AR-15 assault...
View ArticleCarwash worker slain after threat
A 23-year-old father of two became this country’s 13th murder victim when he was gunned down at a carwash on Railway Road, St Joseph, yesterday. Joshua Nipper was ambushed and shot dead while another...
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Was main witness a suspect?
The first hearing of the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial for the year was dominated by wrangling between a defence lawyer and a police officer over the procedure used to obtain statements from the...
View ArticleBandit shot after robbing bike shop
An unidentified bandit was shot in the leg yesterday by officers after he robbed a bike shop in Marabella. Around 3 pm yesterday, Southern Division police were responding to a robbery at Bike Inn, on...
View ArticleAutopsy: Shabana was strangled
Shabana Mohammed, the 19-year-old woman from Santa Cruz, whose decomposing body was recovered near her home on Thursday—five days after she was reported missing, was strangled. Mohammed, a sales...
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No retrial for Ramesh’s brother
“One day I will be reunited with my brother.” So said former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, moments after he heard news that Florida Judge William Thomas had refused to order a new trial for...
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$3 million drug seizure in Arima
Northern Division Police seized 15 kilogrammes of pure cocaine in Arima early yesterday after getting an anonymous tip from an informant. The illegal drugs were seized one day after police in the...
View ArticleSiparia man in court for murder
A 26-year-old Siparia man has been charged with murdering Daryl Bastien who was killed during an alleged altercation over a cellphone charger. Virgil Joseph, of Quinam Road, was charged by WPC...
View ArticleMan shot, robbed of $18,000
Southern Division police are searching for two men who shot and robbed Michael Mc Sween, 33, of Quenca Street, San Fernando, of $18,000 in cash on Friday night. Mc Sween was said to be in stable...
View ArticleLa Romain brothers chopped, beaten
Two San Fernando brothers are listed in stable condition after being chopped and beaten at their La Romain, home yesterday. Police reports are that around 3.50 am yestyerday, Devon Rajaram, 30, and...
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Paralysed man killed in his bed
Two months after he was shot several times leaving him paralysed, a Diego Martin man was yesterday killed by men who police say wore police and regiment clothing.According to police reports, around...
View ArticleTrial into murder of Sugar Aloes’ son- Evidence missing
Some evidence in the murder trial of a man accused of murdering the son of former Calypso Monarch Michael “Sugar Aloes” Osuna are missing. Corporal Courtney Sanchez, who charged Arnold Isaac, 28, of...
View ArticleThree Sando students on bail for assault
Three teenagers, including a university student, were each granted $35,000 bail on a charge of allegedly assaulting a man in an attempt to rob him. A 16-year-old and two 18-year-old boys pleaded not...
View ArticlePH driver pleads guilty to raping girl, 13
A Point Fortin PH driver, who was aged 16 when he was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 1999, changed his plea yesterday to guilty, one day after his trial began. Justin Thomas, 32, who was out...
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Former UWI student in court today
The 22-year-old former University of the West Indies student who was arrested last week for growing high potent marijuana inside an apartment will appear before a Tunapuna Magistrate today. The former...
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Azmon and cousin face 64 charges
Triple murder accused Azmon Alexander along with his 17-year-old co-accused and cousin will re-appear before an Arima Magistrate today. Today’s court appearance will be the first for Alexander since...
View Article2 drug seizures at port, airport
Searches by law enforcement officers at two of T&T’s major ports foiled attempts by smugglers to export drugs. Around 4 pm Monday, officials from Cargo Consolidators Agency Ltd found a rectangular...
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New legal issue stalls evidence
It may have taken them almost ten months but prosecutors in the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial have completed leading evidence of two-thirds of their witnesses. During a hearing in the...
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Surinamese moves to block US extradition
Surinamese businessman Edward Quincy Muntslag, who is wanted in the United States for cocaine trafficking, has made a last-ditch attempt to block his extradition. The move comes almost two weeks after...
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Murder accused freed after ten years in jail
Moments after being freed of a murder charge for which he has spent the past ten years in jail, 38-year-old Andy Adams expressed concern about the escalating crime situation, sending a message to the...
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