00:0025 suspected illegal immigrants have been detained following a late-night anti-crime exercise along Trinidad's Western Peninsula.
00:07According to a Trinidad and Tobago Police Service press release,
00:10officers of the Coastal and Air Support Unit, assisted by the Western Division,
00:14conducted an Operation Blast exercise on Tuesday night,
00:18using drone technology to search coastal and forested areas.
00:22Around 11.30 p.m., officers intercepted and searched a vessel,
00:26discovering 25 people suspected of being in the country illegally.
00:31The individuals were detained while the vessel was seized and secured by police.
00:35The operation was carried out under the direction of ACP Tactical Support
00:40and involved support from the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard and the Immigration Division.
