Police search for 5 escaped immigration detainees

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June 25, 2025

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The police were up to Tuesday evening searching for five men who escaped from the Immigration Detention Centre, in East Trinidad.

In a release on Tuesday, the TTPS said foreign nationals Christian Jose Rivero Parades, Samuel Eduardo Gonzalaz Rodriguez, Leirzer Omar Meza Font, Jhonatan Jesus Carreno and Miguel Sanchez had all escaped from the centre at approximately 3 pm.

It said Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro visited the centre and co-ordinated a manhunt.

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