Police Commissioner Commends Officers On MAJOR Narcotics Seizure And Arrests
On 8th December, 2024 (last year), based on intelligence-led policing, members of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) conducted a targeted operation at the cargo area of the Piarco International Airport, resulting in the seizure of 65 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of TT $91 million.
In a Media Release on Friday (5th December, 2025), Commissioner of Police, Allister Guevarro, said the seized items were examined by the Specialist Evidence Recovery Unit (SERU) and the Forensic Science Laboratory, and after painstaking investigations, on 1st December, 2025, SIU Officers conducted a further operation in the Western Division. Three (3) persons were detained on enquiries.
At one location, £7,005 British Pounds Sterling, €150 Euros, and TT $69,820 were seized. The Financial Investigation Bureau (FIB) was engaged and continues enquiries under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Two (2) men have since been charged for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. They appeared before the Port-of-Spain High Court North on Thursday (4th December, 2025), where the charges were laid indictably. Both were denied bail. Other aspects of the investigation remain ongoing.
According to Commissioner Guevarro, “This success was achieved through frontal leadership at the SIU, diligent investigative work, and seamless interagency co-operation involving SERU, IATF, NOTF, FIB, CID/CRO, and external partners. As Commissioner of Police, I commend the Officers for their professionalism, resilience, and commitment to safeguarding Trinidad and Tobago. Their work demonstrates the strength of intelligence-driven policing and the power of collaboration.”
He added, “These drug traffickers were of the false belief that they escaped unscathed and that they couldn’t be found but guess what, my Officers were relentless in their investigations and the long arm of the law held on to them. Crime hides in cargo, but justice arrives in uniform; so those who think they can outwit the TTPS will learn that intelligence is our weapon of choice, and every seizure is us reclaiming the future of Trinidad and Tobago. Time is longer than twine.”
More on this as it becomes available.
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