Men arrested at Diamond had set up illegal roadblock – police

The two men who were arrested by the police on Friday in a house at Diamond, EBD, in which a firearm and ammunition and narcotics were found, have been identified as being two of the men who posed as police and conducted an illegal roadblock at Mahaicony, ECD, on March 18, 2015, police said today. During the illegal roadblock, the fake policemen robbed some salesmen.

In recent years, there have been several instances where criminals posing as police set up roadblocks and robbed persons.

The investigations are continuing.