Po­lice have ar­rest­ed 84 peo­ple in To­ba­go as part of on­go­ing op­er­a­tions un­der the state of emer­gency (SoE), now in ef­fect for 51 days since its de­c­la­ra­tion on De­cem­ber 30, 2024.

Among the 84 ar­rest­ed, is high-rank­ing To­ba­go gang mem­ber said to be a key fig­ure in the To­ba­go fac­tion of the Ras­ta City or 7 Gang, ac­cused of traf­fick­ing nar­cotics and ac­quir­ing high-pow­ered firearms to car­ry out vi­o­lent crimes, in­clud­ing mur­der.

Po­lice has car­ried out 190 op­er­a­tions, tar­get­ing 235 pri­or­i­ty of­fend­ers and con­duct­ing 258 search­es.