Coast Guard intercepts pirogue with suspected narcotics

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September 14, 2026

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Coast Guard intercepts pirogue with suspected narcotics

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The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard intercepted a pirogue carrying four men and a quantity of packages suspected to contain narcotics in the northern Gulf of Paria on Monday.

The packages were individually wrapped in plastic.

The vessel was escorted to Coast Guard Headquarters at Staubles Bay, Chaguaramas, where further searches were conducted.

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