The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) says a combination of intelligence gathering, technology and Preventive Detention Orders (PDOs) has contributed to the dismantling of five gangs in the Northern Division.

At a TTPS Media Briefing on Wednesday, the TTPS revealed that the number of active gangs fell from 16 to 11 over the past year.

Senior Superintendent of the Northern Division, Sherma Maynard-Wilson, noted that the TTPS is employing an intelligence-led strategy to dismantle criminal gangs, utilising a range of investigative tools, including PDOs available under the current State of Emergency.