The following is a statement issued by the Commissioner of Police on Friday.

Recent intelligence has confirmed the emergence of a coordinated and highly dangerous criminal network operating from within Trinidad and Tobago’s correctional facilities. This network is actively mobilizing resources and orchestrating targeted attacks against senior officials and national institutions. In response to the severity and immediacy of this threat, the Commissioner of Police, Allister Guevarro, has formally recommended to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago the declaration of a State of Emergency.

The intelligence reveals that incarcerated individuals are actively leveraging internal and external networks to plan and execute attacks on key figures within the national security and justice sectors. These efforts are not isolated but represent a structured campaign involving multiple criminal entities whose targets include senior police officers, members of the judiciary, personnel within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service. Additional intelligence continues to be gathered through inter-agency collaboration.