EIGHT persons attempting to enter this country illegally were held last week.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) in a media release on Saturday stated that they were detained by officers of the South Western Division during an anticrime exercise conducted on July 6.
Officers were able to locate the individuals who were trying to gain unauthorised entry into the country. They were held and taken for medical care.
The joint, intelligence-led search exercise along the south coast and forested areas, was coordinated by Snr Supt Norton, ASP Mathura, Insp Marcelle and Insp (Ag) Rampallard and supervised by Sgts Rollocks and Breedy.
It also included officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Air Support Unit, the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard, the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard and the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. The TTPS stated that the exercise was part of continued joint efforts to secure the nation’s borders.
