Cocaine seized by Coast Guard worth $TT 204m

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September 15, 2026

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Cocaine seized by Coast Guard worth $TT 204m

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The Coast Guard says laboratory analysis has confirmed that 440.20 kilogrammes of cocaine seized by the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard in the northern Gulf of Paria is worth an estimated TT$204.5 million on the street.

The cocaine was found in 394 sealed packages during a maritime operation in the northern region of the Gulf of Paria.

The Coast Guard had intercepted a pirogue carrying four men and the packages on Monday.

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