Officers Crawl Through Maximum Security Prison Vents To Find MASSIVE Contraband Stash

According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), after crawling through several meters of cramped ceiling vents at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca last evening (Tuesday 25th November, 2025), a group of highly-trained Officers returned with a massive haul of contraband.

Their efforts were part of an intelligence-led operation, co-ordinated by Commissioner of Police, Allister Guevarro, Acting Commissioner of Prisons, Hayden Forde, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Suzette Martin and Snr. Supts. Raymond Thom, Maynard-Wilson and Gift.

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The TTPS notes that the extensive search in the Prison’s ventilation system and massive crackdown was conducted between 5:30 PM and 9:00 PM on Tuesday (25th November, 2025), and yielded the following finds:

• 62 cellular phones.
• 235 packs of cigarettes.
• Three (3) kilogrammes of marijuana.
• Eight (8) grammes of cocaine.
• One (1) solar panel charger.
• A large quantity of wrapping paper.
• A quantity of chargers and USB cords.
• Three (3) screw drivers.
• One (1) hammer.
• One (1) four-inch carving knife.
• One (1) surge protector.
• One (1) kettle.
• One (1) G-Shock watch.
• One (1) sports watch.
• One (1) shortened cutlass.
• TT $2,012 in cash.
• Electrical circuits powered by rechargeable batteries.
• Headsets.
• Four (4) digital scales.
• One (1) Wi-Fi box.
• Two (2) power banks.
• One (1) bottle of Men's cologne.
• A quantity of razor blades.
• Three (3) tattoo needles.

The operation was supervised by Snr. Supt. Prisons, Lee Davis, Supt. Modestte, ASP Stanley, Sgt. Cesar of the Northern North Gang Unit, Cpl. Brown of the Northern North Task Force, Cpl. Williams and Cpl. Hyde of the DCP Operations Team, and included PCs Fabres, Parsons, Gibson and Stanley, and WPC Joseph, and members of the Prison Emergency Response Unit. 

Investigations are ongoing.

More on this as it becomes available.