Police burn 8.3 tonnes of narcotics worth $1.6B at Caroni
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.
🇹🇹 Caroni Cremation Site, Caroni · Trinidad and Tobago
- Cannabis
- 8,300 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- TTD 1,600,000,000
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service destroyed more than 8.3 tonnes of
illegal narcotics at the Caroni Cremation Site on Tuesday, September 29,
2026, with an estimated street value of $1.6 billion.[1][2]
The destroyed stockpile, seized in operations by the Southern, Eastern and
North Eastern Divisions and the Special Investigations Unit, some dating back
to 2005, comprised 3.08 tonnes of cocaine worth about $1.431 billion, 5.22
tonnes of marijuana worth about $156 million, and 4.87 kilograms of ecstasy
and heroin worth about $13 million.[1]
Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro called it a landmark day for
accountability and transparency, while Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar
said the haul equalled roughly one percent of annual GDP seized from the
local drug mafia.[1][2]
Sources
- Police Destroy 8.3 Tonnes of Illegal Narcotics At Caroni Cremation Site — Worth An Estimated $1.6 Billion. Youthere1 News, 29 September 2026. In English.
- Trinidad y Tobago detiene a tres venezolanos por narcotráfico y destruye drogas incautadas. El Pitazo (EFE), 29 September 2026. In Spanish. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- Itemized case origins of the destroyed stockpile were not reported.