PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC has described TT’s entry into an international security alliance as a “great opportunity” and “beneficial” in the fight against crime.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the JAVA Community Cricket Programme at Wilson Road Recreation Ground in Penal, on August 27, the Siparia MP said the partnership would strengthen the country’s ability to combat organised crime.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for us. We have had 25 years of runaway crime, murders, and blood. We have not been able to stem it on our own, and therefore any international coalition against drugs, narcotrafficking, human trafficking, crime, I think, is welcome for all the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago,” Persad-Bissessar said.