Three Coast Guard Officers, One Prison Officer Held For Breaching Public Health Regulations

Three Coast Guard officers and one Prison officer were among 21 persons arrested in Arouca on Friday for Breaching the Public Health Regulations. They will be charged with gathering in a public place where the number exceeded five. Police conducting a COVID-19 compliance exercise in Arouca acted on information and went to a building at Lower Railway Road, Arouca. The officers observed a group of 21 persons, and they were all arrested for assembling for the purpose of gambling and breach of Public Health Regulations. The 21 suspects between the ages of 20 and 58 are being held at the Arima and Maloney Police Stations, where charges are expected to be laid.