DAYS after a Newsday report highlighted the major pollution of a the environmentally-sensitive Guanapo River, as a direct result of an illegal quarry operator pumping tonnes of silt into that river – threatening to disrupt the water supply to thousands of residents – Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro has led a team of officers to a visit to the illegal quarry.

A July 3 TTPS press release said Commissioner Guevarro led a "targeted operation" on July 2, in the affected areas to assess the situation on the ground.

The release said this operation was in acknowledgement of recent reports highlighting illegal quarrying and mining activities in the Sangre Grande, Valencia, and Manuel Congo regions.