THE arrest of a sitting magistrate is said to be imminent as law enforcement intensifies its crackdown on white-collar crime in Trinidad and Tobago.

The impending high-profile arrest follows the issuance of Preventive Detention Orders (PDOs) against businessman Dominic Hadeed, 52, his wife, Genevieve (also called Genevierve), 42, and relative Star Sabga, 69, over allegations of a conspiracy to assassinate senior Government officials.

The Express was last week reliably informed by senior national security officials that intelligence gathered locally and internationally points to a top-ranking member of the judiciary, with investigators allegedly uncovering a paper trail of money obtained through bribes in exchange for favourable court rulings.