BVI businessman nabbed in TT$193.5m cocaine bust
A 42-year-old businessman from the British Virgin Islands has been arrested in Trinidad & Tobago following the seizure of approximately 416.5 kilogrammes of cocaine valued at TT$193.5 million.
The Trinidad & Tobago Police Service said officers detained the businessman during an intelligence-led operation in the Longdenville Police District. Police also arrested two Saint Lucian nationals, aged 38 and 37.
Police have not released the names of the three men.
The operation began at 3:40 am on Wednesday, September 2, and concluded at 3:30 am the following day. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Kerwin Francis of the Criminal Division coordinated the exercise, while Acting Assistant Superintendent St Clair provided operational leadership. Police said their enquiries focused on the suspected concealment of illegal firearms and narcotics at premises along Pokhor Road in Longdenville.
Acting under Section 12 of Trinidad & Tobago’s Emergency Powers Regulations 2026, officers searched a residence, warehouse and the surrounding compound for firearms, narcotics and other prohibited items. During the search, officers found six large backhoe tyres mounted on rims inside the warehouse. Upon examining the tyres, they discovered rectangular packages concealed in four of them.
Police recovered 420 packages from the tyres.
Customs and Excise officers assisted the police in weighing the packages. Authorities recorded a combined weight of approximately 416.5 kilogrammes and placed the estimated street value of the drugs at TT$193,522,560.
The police arrested the BVI businessman on suspicion of offences connected with the seizure. The release did not disclose the nature of his business or provide details about his alleged connection to the premises or the cocaine.
Acting ASP St Clair later visited the scene. Police Constables Naipaul and Frankbull of the Central Division Crime Scene Investigations Unit processed the location. Officers transported the seized packages to the Special Investigations Unit in Port of Spain. They took the three detained men to the St Joseph Police Station pending further enquiries.
The Trinidad & Tobago Police Service said investigations are continuing.
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A businessman of drugs?
I was just thinking about that… we should re-think who we call a businessman as some of them should actually be called drug dealers or drug lords. We will never improve if we keep trying to protect our own!
Yep. He’s called a modern day Pharmacist.
This the Malcolm person who was in the news about some boat with customs Or another person?
Nope Dj
Dem too bad mind, worthless an greedy, who kno knows. Businessman ya say? More like an opportunistic con artist. What’s in the dark….
Welcome to the BVI where ever drug dealer is a “businessman” no wonder the youths so Into crime and young people defend the current culture of sex , drugs, fast life, sticking up gun signs and middle fingers in photo’s , chanting songs about she love gun man and bad man
We endorse it so I can see why
Approximately $ 30,000 US Dollrs is my estimate.
Hopefully he will be housed in a Trini prison cell
for a longer time than twine .
You got it wrong, it’s $30,000,000.00
$30 million USD $30,000,000.00
Run Tortola with the support of the VIP Government..
Check his connections and you’ll see how deep this s**t runs..
just lok at his connections to government and Customs , and tell me the COI was wrong!!!
Who is dah, Trash?
If your a DJ and PUSh Popular music you will know this is not the way to do it, but hey….
Even a fool would of hired a mule.
Man I have you to be a upstanding man in the community it sad you get caught up hope for the best you were doing good for your self
Getting caught up is getting arrested because your friend left cocaine in your car. Getting caught with 28 Million dollars worth of the stuff is just full involvement.
someone is prison is going to push his pop
With these parables names,it seems like i know ah_who.