United States officials have provided Trinidad and Tobago with a list of “persons of interest” in the country linked to illegal drugs, guns and violence, Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander has disclosed.

In an interview with the Express yesterday, the minister said he could not divulge many details for national security reasons but emphasised the importance of the support the US was providing to Trini­dad and Tobago.

Alexander said his ministry and local law enforcement agencies regularly worked with international partners and shared intelligence in the interest of national and regional security.