Officers destroyed more than 8,500 cannabis plants across seven fields in La Lune Forest, Moruga, during a suppression exercise on Friday, 14 August 2026. Police estimated the plants’ street value at TT$8.55 million. The report lists the participating units as the Jungle Operations Team, Southern Division and Air Support Unit.[1]
Police also destroyed drying racks and other equipment used to cultivate and process cannabis. Officers said they encountered obstacles along the access road, a trench dug across it and fallen trees, and that two trap guns were found and safely disarmed. The report describes the racks and equipment as tools for cultivating and processing the crop.[1]
The report was published on Monday, 17 August, and says the exercise took place on Friday. It describes seven separate fields and gives the plant count as “more than 8,500,” with the value stated as a police estimate. The article’s photograph shows a cannabis field associated with the exercise.[1]
