The cocaine, which is valued at $4 million, was being taken to Piarco by the car washer to be put on a flight bound for Canada.

Law enforcement officers in Trinidad and Tobago believe that they have made a dent in a big drug ring involving Trinidad and Australia via Canada with the arrest of a 35-year-old car washer following the seizure of $4 million worth of high grade cocaine. The Trinidad Guardian newspaper reported that, acting on a tip-off, members of the narcotics unit, the Guard and Emergency Branch (GEB) and the K-9 unit intercepted a car in Tunapuna on Friday with a suitcase containing nine kilos of high grade cocaine. The cocaine, which is valued at $4 million, was being taken to Piarco by the car washer to be put on a flight bound for Canada. According to reports, the suspect was going to the airport to meet with his "contacts" at the airline counters where, after an exchange of cash and other promises, the suitcase would have been tagged and put on the flight with the address of someone living in Canada. According to the Guardian the suitcase would have been given priority treatment and placed in a special area in the cargo section of the aircraft. On arrival at Pearson International Airport in Canada, airline employees there would have met the plane and taken the suitcase to its destination. Police believe that the arrest of the suspect will dent the operations between Trinidad and Canada. Last Tuesday, Canadian authorities smashed a ring between Canada and Australia drug couriers operating out of Pearson International Airport. The arrested suspect will appear in Arima Magistrate's Court on Monday.