Many of the elements of Prime Minister Stuart Young’s crime plan already exists, has be proposed by the United National Congress (UNC) or cannot be implemented because the police do not have the tools, says UNC Tabaquite candidate Sean Sobers.

At the UNC general election Mayaro community meeting at the Rio Claro East Secondary School on April 12, Sobers criticised the People’s National Movement (PNM) plans for national security revealed by Young at a PNM public meeting at Signature Hall, Chaguanas on April 10.

Giving examples, he said Young spoke about expanding police undercover operations and having an elite squad within the police service, but undercover operatives were already functioning in TT and there were already several specialised tactical units in the TTPS. He also spoke about creating a joint task force with the TTPS, immigration and customs which was proposed in 2019 but was never implemented.