8 illegal immigrants were among 20 people arrested during two simultaneous road traffic exercises across the Port of Spain Division yesterday.
Police said the exercises were carried out along Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, and Saddle Road in Maraval, resulting in the arrest of the immigrants and three men wanted in connection with several recent robberies in the Port of Spain area.
One of the immigrants was from Grenada, while the other seven are from China, police said.
Another person was arrested after he was found driving a stolen vehicle. That vehicle was impounded and several other individuals arrested for possession of narcotics and driving without valid driver's permits or insurance.
Three other vehicles for which the respective drivers did not possess valid insurance were also impounded, police said...the exercises were officers from the K-9 Unit, Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), Stolen Vehicles Squad, as well as officers from the Immigration Department!!!