Three children were among six people injured when a car being chased by police crashed into two vehicles in Siparia yesterday. Siparia CID officers seized 34 packets of high-grade marijuana and a package of pure cocaine, together valued at $2.5 million. A machine gun and a Glock pistol were also found in the car.
According to police, a team of officers, including Insp Anderson Pariman, Sgt Rishi Ramsaran and PC Alvin Rampersad, went in search of two men and a woman in a Honda Civic who had just left a Palo Seco beach after purchasing the drugs and guns. On spotting the police vehicle near Siparia, the suspects sped off along the SS Erin Road. When they reached the busy High Street, Siparia, the driver collided with a Nissan Laurel and the Mitsubishi Lancer at Coora Road junction.
The occupants of the Nissan Laurel, including the children, ages five to ten, were taken to the Siparia District Health Facility where they were treated for minor injuries. The suspects, ages 21 to 29, from Curepe, Trincity and Las Lomas, were arrested and taken to the Siparia CID. They are expected to appear in court today.