Counter Trafficking Unit Arrests Two in Point Fortin Child Trafficking Probe

A Venezuelan woman and a Trinidadian man were arrested in Point Fortin as police and partner agencies investigated the alleged trafficking and sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old Venezuelan girl. The operation, part of a wider probe into a child trafficking network in south and central Trinidad, follows earlier charges against Keon James and remains ongoing.

A 43-year-old Venezuelan woman and a 32-year-old Trinidadian man were arrested in Point Fortin as police investigate the alleged trafficking and sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old Venezuelan girl. The case is part of Operation KEY-UN-LUX, a wider probe into a suspected child trafficking ring across South and Central Trinidad, with authorities warning of tougher action ahead.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Counter Trafficking Unit raided a property in Point Fortin on Wednesday as part of Operation KEY-UN-LUX, arresting a 43-year-old Venezuelan woman and a 32-year-old Trinidadian man in an investigation into the alleged trafficking and sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old Venezuelan girl. Investigators say the case involves a child trafficking ring operating from South to Central Trinidad, and inquiries continue.