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Senior police officers say the arrest of several Trinidadian men and a Venezuelan national at sea, who were allegedly on their way to collect a shipment of guns and illegal drugs bound for this country, is being viewed as a major breakthrough in the fight against crime.
Yesterday, senior intelligence officials confirmed the authenticity of a video circulating on social media showing the arrest of, what appeared to be at least five T&T nationals by Venezuelan security forces aboard a vessel intercepted in international waters. The incident, which occurred around August 13 or 14, is now being linked to the broader transnational criminal networks currently under scrutiny as part of the ongoing State of Emergency (SoE).
Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro confirmed the arrests to Guardian Media yesterday. “My information is that they weren’t out there to collect fish.”
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