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THE Estate Police Association (EPA) is warning that if the US-Venezuela tensions spill over into Trinidad and Tobago, its officers are not properly resourced or equipped to defend the many critical State infrastructure they are tasked with defending which may become potential targets.

EPA president Deryck Richardson said in a December 18 press release that TT’s very close proximity to Venezuela means the US’ mounting military action against this country’s South American neighbour cannot be viewed as distant or abstract.

“They carry real and immediate implications for our national security and, in particular, for the protection of TT’s critical infrastructure. Airports, seaports, electricity installations, industrial estates and energy facilities are the lifeblood of our country.