CoP: Gang war was looming

Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro says the decision to declare Maloney Gardens a Special Operations Zone followed intelligence which pointed to an escalating and dangerous situation involving gangs.

He warned yesterday that the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) was prepared to invoke the Special Operations Act 2026 whenever circumstances warranted, saying the decision to use the legislation would depend on the behaviour of people.

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The Commissioner made the remarks during a news conference at the Police Administration Building in Port of Spain where he outlined the circumstances that led to the continuing police operation in Maloney on Tuesday night.