PORT OF SPAIN, Dec 5, CMC – Police Commissioner, Allister Guevarro, has commended members of the Specialist Evidence Recovery Unit (SERU) after two men appeared in court on Thursday charged in connection with the seizure at the Piarco International Airport of 65 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of TT$91 million (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) in December last year.
In a statement, the police said that the seized items were examined by the SERU and the Forensic Science Laboratory, “and after painstaking investigations on December 1, 2025,” a further operation took place in the western division.
The authorities said three persons were detained on enquiries and that “at one location, £7,005 British Pounds Sterling, €150 Euros, and TT$69,820 were seized.
“The Financial Investigation Bureau was engaged and continues enquiries under the Proceeds of Crime Act,” the police said, adding that two men have since been charged for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The police said that the men appeared before the Port of Spain High Court North on Thursday where the charges were laid indictably and denied bail.
The police said that other aspects of the investigation remain ongoing.
Guevarro said that this success was achieved through collaboration between several stakeholders, including external partners.
“As Commissioner of Police, I commend the officers for their professionalism, resilience, and commitment to safeguarding Trinidad and Tobago. Their work demonstrates the strength of intelligence-driven policing and the power of collaboration.
“These drug traffickers were of the false belief that they escaped unscathed and that they couldn’t be found but guess what, my officers were relentless in their investigations and the long arm of the law held on to them.”
Guevarro said crime hides in cargo, “but justice arrives in uniform; so those who think they can outwit the TTPS (Trinidad and Tobago Police Service) will learn that intelligence is our weapon of choice, and every seizure is us reclaiming the future of Trinidad and Tobago.
“Time is longer than twine,” Guevarro added.
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