PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– Police have charged one of their colleagues for allegedly being involved in human trafficking and child prostitution.
In a statement, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) said that five suspects were detained following an exercise in the north of the country last weekend. Three of the suspects are expected to be charged with being gang leaders.
The five are also expected to be charged with other serious offenses such as supporting a gang, trafficking in children, inciting a child to become a prostitute, arranging and facilitating the prostitution of a child, and sexual penetration.
The police said two foreign nationals and a police officer were among five suspects arrested after law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at premises in Arima, east of here, where “police found and rescued several foreign nationals, including minors.
“Sex paraphernalia, several condoms, a large amount of alcohol, a quantity of cash, and a roulette machine were among the other items found and seized for evidential purposes from the unlicensed premises,” the statement said.
Acting Commissioner of Police Mc Donald Jacob said that significant inroads had been made into the scourge of human trafficking and the exploitation of women and children, who are seen as vulnerable and easy targets by unscrupulous gangs.
He said the TTPS would continue to relentlessly pursue these “depraved and heartless criminals who have no regard for humanity, the innocence of children, and the sanctity of life.”
The suspects are due to appear in court later this week.
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