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NewsEradication13 October 2024

Western Division Task Force officers destroy over 100 cannabis plants in a hydroponics structure at Petit Valley

The Trinidad Guardian reported a Police Service statement that Western Division Task Force officers, on an exercise between 2.15 pm and 5 pm on Sunday 13 October 2024, responded to a report of men in camouflage with assault rifles in the Petit Valley district. The officers went to a forested area and found a structure concealed by vines and black construction plastic, holding a hydroponics system with over 100 cannabis plants, which were destroyed. The article says a pistol loaded with 13 rounds was found nearby and that two men, aged 37 and 31, were arrested in connection with the finds.

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PlacePetit ValleyDiego MartinTrinidad and Tobago

AgencyTrinidad and Tobago Police Service

Plants eradicated100

Approximate location10.70, -61.55

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2024-10-13 Eradication Western Division Task Force officers destroy over 100 cannabis plants in a hydroponics structure at Petit Valley The Trinidad Guardian reported a Police Service statement that Western Division Task Force officers, on an exercise between 2.15 pm and 5 pm on Sunday 13 October 2024, responded to a report of men in camouflage with assault rifles in the Petit Valley district. The officers went to a forested area and found a structure concealed by vines and black construction plastic, holding a hydroponics system with over 100 cannabis plants, which were destroyed. The article says a pistol loaded with 13 rounds was found nearby and that two men, aged 37 and 31, were arrested in connection with the finds. https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/4-arrested-as-cops-seize-firearms-destroy-cannabis-in-anticrime-exercises-6.2.2134624.bda71f61ea Trinidad and Tobago Diego Martin Petit Valley 10° 42' 0.00" N, 61° 33' 0.00" W event site Trinidad and Tobago Police Service 100