Cops kill 2, injure 1 in Facebook sting
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January 16, 2026
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Police killed two men and injured another while carrying out a sting operation to catch bandits suspected of using fake Facebook ads to rob people.
In a media release on January 16, the TT Police Service (TTPS) said officers attached to the North Central Division, in collaboration with a specialist unit, conducted an intelligence-based, covert sting operation along Mt Hope Road, St Joseph.
Acting on information regarding a Facebook Marketplace arrangement to purchase a vehicle, officers posed as prospective buyers and went to the proposed meeting site.
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