A Chinese national has appeared in court charged with money laundering.

Dawen Huang, who owns a supermarket in Marabella, appeared before Master Shah in the Southern South B High Court on Wednesday, where he was granted $30,000 bail.

He was also ordered to surrender his passport and report to the South Oropouche Police Station twice a month.

On September 7th 2021, officers went to the supermarket to conduct an inspection of the tobacco products, in accordance with Section (8) of the Tobacco Control Act, Chapter 30:04.

The TTPS says during the inspection, officers had cause to believe that offences under the Gambling and Betting Act, Chapter 11:10 were being committed at the establishment.

$28,049 was seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act for enquiries into its source and legitimacy.

Following advice from the Office of the DPP, Huang was charged on February 6th 2024.