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No. 47 · Sunday, 16 August 2026

CARICOM-led operation seizes US$54.5 million in cocaine, cash and contraband across the Caribbean

Transnational Organized CrimeSIGNIFICANT SEIZURETrinidad and Tobago
So what?  The scale — roughly $51 million in cocaine and cannabis alone from one coordinated sweep — is a reminder that Caribbean trans-shipment volumes remain high even as attention stays fixed on the Pacific and Gulf corridors, and the mixed haul shows the same networks moving multiple contraband types through the same choke points. Whether a comparable operation becomes a recurring seasonal fixture, rather than a one-off, is the marker worth tracking.
Sources: CARICOM IMPACS · Trinidad Guardian (Aug 14, 2026)

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