Staying with that story, Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro and Acting Commissioner of Prisons Hayden Forde have hailed the swift action of the joint operation at the Maximum Security Prison. More in this report.
00:00Between 7 p.m. Sunday and 5.45 a.m. Monday, teams drawn from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service,
00:07Defence Force Specialist Units and the Prison Service executed a coordinated operation near the Oruka Maximum Security Prison.
00:15Led by Commissioner of Police Alisa Guevara and senior prison officials, the exercise targeted a drone drop of prohibited items.
00:22Officers intercepted three suspects about 50 meters from the prison wall and seized narcotics, cigarettes, drone equipment and communication devices.
00:33Simultaneous searches inside the prison uncovered additional contraband hidden in several cells.
00:38Officers also searched the known offenders' promises under the Emergency Powers Regulations
00:43and impounded a vehicle suspected to be linked to the smuggling attempt.
00:48Commissioner Guevara praised the operation's position, saying it disrupted a sophisticated plan
00:54and reinforced law enforcement's commitment to institutional integrity and public safety.
01:00Acting Commissioner of Presence Hayden Ford also commended the joint effort,
01:04describing it as a powerful message that contraband smuggling will not be tolerated.
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