Two men and one woman are expected to be taken to court this morning following the seizure of almost $100,000 in marijuana.

The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard yesterday made the discovery.

In a release Coast Guard Public Relations Officer Lieutenant Sherron Manswell said the suspects, were detained by a team of officers three miles off the coast of Chacachacare Island.

According to Lieutenant Manswell, the officers were on patrol at 1.17am when they stopped a pirogue named “Kelsea”

It is said the occupants of the pirogue started behaving suspiciously when they saw the officers.

During a search of the vessel officers say they found a parcel of marijuana wrapped in plastic and also recovered a crocus bag containing 24 similar parcels, which was found floating near to the boat.

Investigators believe the smugglers dumped the drug overboard upon seeing the Coast Guard Interceptor Patrol Boat.

The suspects were arrested and the boat was towed to the Coast Guard’s Staubles Bay Base.

The suspects were later handed over to detectives from the organised crime, narcotics and firearms bureau.

The drug weighed a total of 7.2 kilos and has an estimated street value of $93,600.