News:2026-11-04/Enforcement/ttps-south-western-division-task-force-and-coast-guard-find-661-9-kg-of-cannabis-in-17-bales-at-chatham-beach

NewsEnforcement4 November 2026

TTPS South Western Division Task Force and Coast Guard find 661.9 kg of cannabis in 17 bales at Chatham Beach, Cedros

TTT News reported that South Western Division Task Force officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, acting on intelligence and meeting Coast Guard officers at Chatham, searched the beach on the morning of 4 November after a vessel was seen heading for Chatham Beach South at about 4:50 am. They found 17 bales holding 1,155 packets of cannabis weighing 661.9 kilogrammes, near a 27-foot pirogue about 400 metres offshore. The article says several people seen moving items from the vessel to the shore boarded the pirogue and escaped out to sea as officers approached.

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PlaceChathamSiparia Regional CorporationTrinidad and Tobago

AgencyTrinidad and Tobago Police Service South Western Division Task Force; Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard

Approximate location10.09, -61.86

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2026-11-04 Enforcement TTPS South Western Division Task Force and Coast Guard find 661.9 kg of cannabis in 17 bales at Chatham Beach, Cedros TTT News reported that South Western Division Task Force officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, acting on intelligence and meeting Coast Guard officers at Chatham, searched the beach on the morning of 4 November after a vessel was seen heading for Chatham Beach South at about 4:50 am. They found 17 bales holding 1,155 packets of cannabis weighing 661.9 kilogrammes, near a 27-foot pirogue about 400 metres offshore. The article says several people seen moving items from the vessel to the shore boarded the pirogue and escaped out to sea as officers approached. https://www.ttt.live/ttps-seizes-19-8-million-in-suspected-cannabis-at-chatham-beach/ Trinidad and Tobago Siparia Regional Corporation Chatham 10° 5' 24.00" N, 61° 51' 36.00" W event site Trinidad and Tobago Police Service South Western Division Task Force; Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard