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Trinidad police seize $28.6 million worth of cocaine hidden in backhoe tyres

From Jamaica Observer · () English

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  • Trinidad and Tobago police seized 416.5 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of US$28.6 million.
  • Officers found 420 packages hidden inside four backhoe tyres during an intelligence-led operation in Longdenville.
  • A British Virgin Islands businessman and two Saint Lucian nationals were detained as investigations continue.

Police in Trinidad and Tobago seized 416.5 kilograms of cocaine after finding 420 packages hidden inside four backhoe tyres at a warehouse in Longdenville.

The drugs had an estimated street value of TT$193.5 million, or about US$28.6 million. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service said the seizure followed an intelligence-led operation carried out between Wednesday and Thursday in the Longdenville Police District.

Officers had been investigating suspected concealment of illegal firearms and narcotics at premises along Pokhor Road. They searched a residence, warehouse and surrounding compound under Section 12 of the Emergency Powers Regulations 2026.

A 42-year-old businessman from the British Virgin Islands was arrested. Two Saint Lucian nationals, aged 38 and 37, were also detained. Police took the seized drugs to the Special Investigations Unit in Port of Spain, while the three detainees were taken to St Joseph Police Station pending further inquiries.

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