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A serving police officer in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is among three nationals held by the US and local law enforcement on charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and firearms into the United States.
A statement from the US Embassy in Port-of-Spain yesterday said that personnel from the US Drug Enforcement Administration Vetted Unit, supported by the TTPS’ Special Investigative Unit and the Transnational Organised Crime Unit, executed three Provisional Arrest Warrants on December 30, 2025, for Trinidad citizens Rafael Joseph, Michael McSween, and Clevon Persad.
It said all three face charges in the Eastern District of New York for conspiracy to import cocaine into the US and firearms offences stemming from a 2024 DEA investigation supported by the DEA New York Field Division.
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