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The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) played a critical role in the seizure of over US$25 million in cocaine and the arrest of three foreign nationals during a maritime operation off the coast of Portugal earlier this month, according to a release from the U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain.
The statement said the operation stemmed from months of collaboration between agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) based at the Embassy and officers from the TTPS Vetted Unit, the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU), and the Seaport Cooperation Project (SEACOP). The coordinated effort led to the seizure of 1,660 kilogrammes of cocaine and the arrest of three crew members aboard a sailboat that departed Trinidad in early June.
The vessel was intercepted by the Portuguese Navy and the Portuguese Judicial Police on June 14 near the Azores Archipelago. The three men arrested, all foreign nationals aged between 43 and 51, are now in custody.
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