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State of emergency declared in TT
TWO suspects were arrested and US$89,450 and $2,158,166 in cash seized during a state of emergency (SoE) operation in Tacarigua between January 6 and 7.
In a release on January 8, the police said officers of the Arouca CID, the Special Investigations Unit and the Inter-Agency Task Force carried out an SoE operation in Tacarigua between 10.30 pm on January 6 and 6.30 am on January 7.
It took them to a house on Huggins Street, which they searched during the early hours of January 7.
During the search, they seized $2,158,166 and US$89,450.
A 49-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman who were in the house at the time were arrested.
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Investigators at the Financial Investigations Bureau are continuing inquiries.
