Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday that the United States’ military kinetic strikes on alleged drug boats have resulted in a reduction and, in effect, a shortage of illegal drugs flowing into Trinidad and Tobago. The shortage of illegal cocaine and marijuana has sent these prices for these illegal drugs sky-rocketing upwards of 55% and 33% respectively, she said.
“Yes there definitely has been a reduction and this is evidenced by an increase in ganja and cocaine prices on the streets. By the way, fish prices remain the same so clearly fishermen are still out in the sea working despite all the misinformation,” said Persad-Bissessar...
The Prime Minister shared information provided to her by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) with the Express, which indicated that an integrated assessment conducted by national intelligence agencies—including the Strategic Services Agency (SSA), the Central Intelligence Bureau (CIB), and the Special Branch of the TTPS - has confirmed that recent US military strikes targeting narco-terrorist maritime operations have had a measurable impact on the flow of illegal narcotics into Trinidad and Tobago.
