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|date=2026-01-04
|category=Enforcement
|title=Diego Martin police destroy 200 marijuana plants in Operation Trident anti-crime exercise
|summary=Police from the Western Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) discovered and destroyed approximately 200 marijuana plants during Operation Trident on January 4, 2026. Officers hiked nearly one mile uphill from a track off Salandy Street in Diego Martin to reach a clearing containing the plantation. The coordinated operation involved the Western Division Gang Intelligence Unit (WDGIU), West End Criminal Investigations Department, and West End Charge Room. Police uprooted and burned all plants on site. The operation was sanctioned by Senior Superintendent Williams, spearheaded by Superintendent Gyan and West Assistant Superintendent Aguellera, and coordinated by Inspectors Grant and Perry.
|source=https://newsday.co.tt/2026/01/06/diego-police-destroy-ganja-plantation/
|part_of_campaign=Trinidad and Tobago eradication campaigns (2026)
|country=Trinidad and Tobago
|admin1=Western Division
|admin2=Diego Martin
|locality=Salandy Street area
|coordinates=10.69, -61.55
|agency=Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS); Western Division Gang Intelligence Unit (WDGIU); West End Criminal Investigations Department
|plants=200
}}