Billion-Dollar Drug Busts and Global Cartels | Trinidad and Tobago News

The Prime Minister unveils a major drug crackdown, revealing $1 billion in seized narcotics since her party took office — including a $200 million cocaine bust near Huevos Island. She points to wealthy elites and financial institutions as key players behind sophisticated, dollar-denominated trafficking networks. While arrests aren’t yet visible, she insists covert operations are disrupting global drug flows, backed by U.S. and U.K. visa actions. Yet, a criminologist warns of shifting routes toward Europe and questions whether current strategies — and outdated laws — can handle the international scale of organized crime. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pm-1b-in-illegal-drugs-seized-since-unc-took-office-6.2.2668523.d7c03e89c3 More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/742671f20517ea35 Report issues to [email protected].