One man was arrested as police seized over half a million dollars worth of cocaine in Aranguez.

While on mobile patrol yesterday afternoon, officers acting on information went to Chotoo Road.

A suspect was stopped and found to be in possession of 15 ziplock bags containing 610.7 grams of cocaine valued at TT$851,267.

Meanwhile, during another exercise in the Arouca and St Joseph districts, officers arrested two suspects.

One was a 29-year-old from First Street, St Joseph held relative to enquires, while the other was a 23-year-old man from Tacarigua held for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and resisting arrest.