Officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service carried out a cannabis eradication exercise in Moriah, Tobago, on Thursday 31 July 2025.[1] The operation ran between 6 am and 8 am.[2] PC Thorpe led a party of officers about 360 metres into a forested area off Northside Road, Castara.[2] The operation was coordinated by Inspector Bacchus and Acting Inspector Stewart, strategically led by W/Ag. Sgt. Gordon-Harris and Ag. Sgt. McMillan, and supervised by W/Cpl. Alleyne-Pantin, Ag. Cpl. Ferguson and Cpl. Broomes of the Special Investigations Unit.[2] Officers of the Tobago Divisional Task Force executed the operation with additional assistance from other members of the Special Investigations Unit.[2]
Inside the forest, officers found a single cannabis field occupying about one lot of land.[2] The field held an estimated 250 fully grown cannabis plants.[2] Police put the estimated worth of the cannabis destroyed at $125,000.[2] A further search of the surrounding area uncovered a makeshift campsite and a drying rack presumed to have been used to process the cannabis.[2] The officers destroyed the plants and the structures on site in line with established procedures.[2]
