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A co­or­di­nat­ed an­ti-crime ex­er­cise in the south-west has led to sev­er­al ar­rests and the seizure of firearms and am­mu­ni­tion.

The Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice car­ried out “Op­er­a­tion Chop­per” be­tween 10 am and 10 pm on Sun­day, March 22, 2026, in the Point Fortin and Guapo dis­tricts.

Act­ing un­der Le­gal No­tice No. 40 of the Emer­gency Pow­ers Reg­u­la­tions, 2026, of­fi­cers con­duct­ed tar­get­ed search­es at mul­ti­ple lo­ca­tions, fo­cus­ing on per­sons of in­ter­est.