Chinese-linked crime networks funnelling millions out of T&T

Over the past decade, criminal networks with alleged links to China have become increasingly entrenched in Trinidad and Tobago, expanding their reach across drug and human trafficking, money laundering and other illicit activities.

These operations have generated vast sums of laundered money, siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars out of the country and funnelling them back to China, according to intelligence sources.

Media reports over the years have frequently highlighted the growing influence of criminal networks with alleged ties to China in the Caribbean, including smuggling rings, underground gaming establishments, immigration rackets and dubious corporate fronts used to conceal shadowy business operations that often mask illicit cash flows.