News:2023-06-17/Eradication/toco-police-destroy-60-cannabis-trees-and-30-seedlings-off-the-toco-main-road

NewsEradication17 June 2023

Toco police destroy 60 cannabis trees and 30 seedlings off the Toco Main Road

The Trinidad Guardian reported that Toco police, after receiving information at 1 pm, went along a roadway off the Toco Main Road, Toco, and found fully grown cannabis plants and seedlings on an open lot. The article says police watched the area for a considerable time, saw no one, and then destroyed 60 grown trees and 30 seedlings with an estimated street value of TT$100,000. No arrest is reported.

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PlaceTocoSangre GrandeTrinidad and Tobago

Growing areaToco–Matelot

AgencyTrinidad and Tobago Police Service

Plants eradicated90

Approximate location10.83, -60.95

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2023-06-17 Eradication Toco police destroy 60 cannabis trees and 30 seedlings off the Toco Main Road The Trinidad Guardian reported that Toco police, after receiving information at 1 pm, went along a roadway off the Toco Main Road, Toco, and found fully grown cannabis plants and seedlings on an open lot. The article says police watched the area for a considerable time, saw no one, and then destroyed 60 grown trees and 30 seedlings with an estimated street value of TT$100,000. No arrest is reported. https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/100k-in-marijuana-destroyed-by-toco-police-6.2.1734727.48d86c6626 Trinidad and Tobago Sangre Grande Toco 10° 49' 48.00" N, 60° 57' 0.00" W event site Toco–Matelot Trinidad and Tobago Police Service 90