THE Police Service was recently successful in its bid to seize over $100,000 in illicit funds.

In a news release on August 1, the TTPS said the successful forfeiture of an estimated US$14,822.43 ($100,392), in varying currencies, signals a major victory in the fight against white-collar crime.

The case, the release said, originated from a joint police operation involving the Port of Spain Task Force and the Special Operations Response Team (SORT). This operation, conducted at a “Secret Sunday” event on Lady Chancellor Road, Port of Spain, resulted in the rescue of a Spanish-speaking female minor, who was immediately placed under the care of the Counter-Trafficking Unit (CTU) and the Child Protection Unit (CPU).