{"version":1,"id":"tt","name":"Trinidad and Tobago","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/tt/","count":5,"totals":{"reports":5,"arrested":7,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":8664.3,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":5,"raid":0,"arrest":0,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-09-29","reports":[{"id":"tt-caroni-83-tonnes-burned","code":"CET-JWVZ63","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/tt-caroni-83-tonnes-burned/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/JWVZ63/","date":"2026-09-29","country":"tt","country_name":"Trinidad and Tobago","place":"Caroni Cremation Site, Caroni","coordinates":[10.42,-61.39],"precision":"district","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Police burn 8.3 tonnes of narcotics worth $1.6B at Caroni","summary":"TTPS destroyed 8.3 tonnes of narcotics (5.22t marijuana, 3.08t cocaine, ecstasy and heroin) worth TT$1.6B at Caroni on 29 September 2026, calling it 1% of GDP seized from the local drug mafia. No new arrests were tied to the destruction.","status":"verified","figures":{"kg_seized":8300,"value":{"amount":1600000000,"currency":"TTD"}},"tags":["destruction","caroni"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rmZjiRfU3uXtESv3bKfZbI0JSSKZAv2GUG-tnJWyDE7T_DPie6cyb4yqgr7smyepNzrQd7-oVk-cPl3TWOzjEACxT7r6_qGcBXxeO_3nt3odTVUKKiMtImNY1S3OyMsuVlVB4hm9Puk4ws-6tIGILkEDfLpsGQp-lS2R1qxOeJZQvsuK_wzjfsZf3v5r/s1600/output.jpeg","publisher":"Youthere1 News","caption":"Narcotics burning at the Caroni Cremation Site destruction exercise. Photo: TTPS via Youthere1 News"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"Meta Muse Spark (via Muse Code)","open_questions":["Itemized case origins of the destroyed stockpile were not reported."],"sources":[{"title":"Police Destroy 8.3 Tonnes of Illegal Narcotics At Caroni Cremation Site — Worth An Estimated $1.6 Billion","url":"http://youthere1news.blogspot.com/2026/09/police-destroy-83-tonnes-of-illegal.html","publisher":"Youthere1 News","date":"2026-09-29","archived":null},{"title":"Trinidad y Tobago detiene a tres venezolanos por narcotráfico y destruye drogas incautadas","url":"https://elpitazo.net/internacionales/trinidad-y-tobago-detiene-a-tres-venezolanos-por-narcotrafico-y-destruye-drogas-incautadas/","publisher":"El Pitazo (EFE)","date":"2026-09-29","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260930174505/https://elpitazo.net/internacionales/trinidad-y-tobago-detiene-a-tres-venezolanos-por-narcotrafico-y-destruye-drogas-incautadas/"}]},{"id":"tt-pirogue-231kg-venezuelans","code":"CET-907K7M","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/tt-pirogue-231kg-venezuelans/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/907K7M/","date":"2026-09-28","country":"tt","country_name":"Trinidad and Tobago","place":"Gulf of Paria","coordinates":[10.35,-61.55],"precision":"region","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"Coast Guard takes 231kg of marijuana off pirogue with three Venezuelans","summary":"The Coast Guard intercepted a pirogue bound for Trinidad in the Gulf of Paria on 28 September 2026, finding 411 sealed packages of marijuana (231.42kg, TT$25.4M). Three Venezuelans were detained and the load handed over at Staubles Bay.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":3,"kg_seized":231.42,"value":{"amount":25456200,"currency":"TTD"}},"tags":["coast-guard","pirogue","venezuela-route"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXZf_LrgNnZ6SGstSNoyW_JUSv-Mk-WZGhOpYucQcofBgBvRXyu-k-NyVTY9gyI8TmAQ3wojWM9gZHqFkf6LeAbuKLlpleaP5AUuPTzooi6d25yzM0Fq-tXsG0PY1JVgpNsL-aOelG2W-jHX8XH205D7_ilmRFt9SloB03hT68Ll_jOyJoAqC_Ch_BDXm/s1600/output.jpeg","publisher":"Youthere1 News","caption":"Seized sealed packages laid out with the Coast Guard crest. Photo: TTCG via Youthere1 News"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"Meta Muse Spark (via Muse Code)","open_questions":["The exact interception coordinates were not published. The map uses a broad Gulf of Paria reference point.","Charges and judicial outcomes for the three Venezuelans were not reported."],"sources":[{"title":"Coast Guard Intercepts Pirogue With Marijuana Valued At Over TT $25 Million; 3 Venezuelans Held","url":"http://youthere1news.blogspot.com/2026/09/coast-guard-intercepts-pirogue-with.html","publisher":"Youthere1 News","date":"2026-09-29","archived":null},{"title":"Trinidad y Tobago detiene a tres venezolanos por narcotráfico y destruye drogas incautadas","url":"https://elpitazo.net/internacionales/trinidad-y-tobago-detiene-a-tres-venezolanos-por-narcotrafico-y-destruye-drogas-incautadas/","publisher":"El Pitazo (EFE)","date":"2026-09-29","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260930174505/https://elpitazo.net/internacionales/trinidad-y-tobago-detiene-a-tres-venezolanos-por-narcotrafico-y-destruye-drogas-incautadas/"}]},{"id":"tobago-canaan-33kg-emergency-raid","code":"CET-0MTQCG","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/tobago-canaan-33kg-emergency-raid/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/0MTQCG/","date":"2026-08-29","country":"tt","country_name":"Trinidad and Tobago","place":"Canaan, Crown Point, Tobago","coordinates":[11.1587,-60.8103],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"33.2 kg of cannabis and ammunition seized in Tobago emergency raid","summary":"TTPS officers under State of Emergency powers searched a home on Young Street, Canaan, on 29 August 2026 during Operation RESOLUTE Shield and seized 33.2 kg of cannabis worth TT$1,105,800 plus 100 rounds of 9mm ammunition, arresting three residents aged 27 to 36.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":3,"kg_seized":33.2},"tags":["tobago","canaan","ttps","state-of-emergency"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"Meta Muse Spark (via Muse Code)","open_questions":["No second outlet could be opened for this raid; the account below is the only one verified.","The outcome of the continuing investigations was not reported."],"sources":[{"title":"Over $1M In Cannabis, 100 Rounds of Ammunition Seized In Tobago — 3 Suspects Arrested","url":"http://youthere1news.blogspot.com/2026/08/over-1m-in-cannabis-100-rounds-of.html","publisher":"Youthere1 News (via TTPS)","date":"2026-08-29","archived":null}]},{"id":"point-fortin-23-bales-seizure","code":"CET-0W4XJ0","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/point-fortin-23-bales-seizure/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/0W4XJ0/","date":"2025-12-11","country":"tt","country_name":"Trinidad and Tobago","place":"South Central Road, Cap-De-Ville, Point Fortin","coordinates":[10.1759,-61.6827],"precision":"district","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Police seize 23 bales of marijuana worth TT$56 million in Point Fortin","summary":"In an intelligence-led operation on 11 December 2025, Trinidad and Tobago Police recovered 23 bales of marijuana worth an estimated TT$56 million from a remote forested spot off South Central Road, Cap-De-Ville, Point Fortin. No arrests were made; the cannabis went to the Special Investigations Unit.","status":"verified","figures":{"value":{"amount":56000000,"currency":"TTD"}},"tags":["point-fortin","trafficking","seizure"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"Meta Muse Spark (via Muse Code)","open_questions":["The weight of the 23 bales was not stated in either source.","No arrests were made and no suspects were named; the seizure was handed to the SIU for further enquiries."],"sources":[{"title":"Another big drug bust with no arrests","url":"https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/another-big-drug-bust-with-no-arrests/article_fbd7e364-515a-44ac-a962-3aa48d2d17ea.html","publisher":"Trinidad Express","date":"2025-12-12","archived":null},{"title":"Cops seize $56m in ganja in Point Fortin","url":"https://ttgazette.com/article/j97awjqcs8khkjjmsmggst3ag17x5pa8","publisher":"Newsday as carried by gazettE","date":"2025-12-12","archived":null}]},{"id":"oropouche-dow-village-177m-seizure","code":"CET-3GZX1Z","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/oropouche-dow-village-177m-seizure/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/3GZX1Z/","date":"2024-06-04","country":"tt","country_name":"Trinidad and Tobago","place":"Dow Village, Siparia","coordinates":[10.21486,-61.55288],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"TT$17.7M high-grade marijuana seized in South Oropouche apartment","summary":"TTPS intelligence officers raided an apartment in Dow Village, South Oropouche, in June 2024 and seized 117 packets of US- and Colombian-grown high-grade marijuana weighing 99.7 kg and worth TT$17.77 million. A 63-year-old man was arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":99.7},"tags":["trafficking","us-grown","colombian","high-grade"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"Meta Muse Spark (via Muse Code)","open_questions":["The map uses a Dow Village reference point, not the apartment searched; the source does not give its address.","The exact date of the raid is inferred as Tuesday 4 June 2024 from the TTPS release dated 5 June 2024 and the report that the operation ran 1pm to 8pm on a Tuesday.","The i955 report carries no publication date; the TTPS media release it quotes is dated 5 June 2024 but its PDF link no longer resolves, so figures rely on the opened i955 report.","The identity of the arrested man and any court outcome have not been disclosed."],"sources":[{"title":"18 MILLION DOLLAR HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA FIND IN SOUTH TRINIDAD","url":"http://i955fm.com/18-million-dollar-high-grade-marijuana-find-in-south-trinidad/","publisher":"I955 FM","date":"2024-06-05","archived":null}]}]}