Four suspects have been arrested in connection with several offences during ongoing anti-crime exercises conducted in the Port-of-Spain Division.
Officers of the Port-of-Spain Investigations and Operations Unit conducted the exercise around 2 pm yesterday.
The TTPS said during the exercise, officers visited a restaurant in the district, where they observed people engaging in Play Whe gaming machines in exchange for money.
Two suspects were arrested for operating a gaming house without a licence.
The officers then proceeded to the Sea Lots district, where they seized three Play Whe gaming machines from a mini-mart.
One Laventille man was also arrested in the Beetham area in relation to several robberies and homicide offences, while a fourth suspect was arrested in the Woodbrook district in connection with a report of assault with intent to rob.
Investigations are ongoing into all of the matters.
Meanwhile, officers of the Northern Division, Area North, conducted a warrant exercise between 10 pm, on July 9th, 2024 and 4 am, on July 10th, 2024, with the assistance of personnel from the Arima and Malabar Warrant Section, Task Force and Arima Court Staff.
During the exercise, a total of 19 warrants were executed and 17 people were arrested for affiliation warrants.