On the boat, intercepted near the Cedros Peninsula, eight minors and 12 adults were traveling. The authorities of Trinidad and Tobago have reiterated that border security is a shared responsibility and urged the population to report any suspicious activity through official channels
The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard reported Friday that it intercepted a boat with 20 Venezuelan migrants, including six men, six women and eight minors, near the Cedros Peninsula, at the southwest end of the island of Trinidad.
According to a report by the Trinitense police, the coastguards intercepted the boat at 10:00 pm on Thursday and the detainees are between 25 and 41 years old, while minors are ages between 5 and 17 years.
Likewise, the agents found 32 white cheese cubes, four bags of meat, a cage with fourteen camachuelos birds, three transparent packages with a white powder substance and five buckwarm cubes and pork sausages.
The Trinidad Police Special Investigation Unit analyzed the substance powder and determined that it was not an illicit drug.
Coastal guards, immigration officials and immigration control unit interrogated the detainees.
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The guard took the ship to the ‘Stubles’ bay for its shelter, while the detainees remained in custody at the Cedros police station.
That same night of August 13, according to a police statement from the police, six Venezuelans were held in a canoe while trying to enter the country illegally.
The canoe was directed from Venezuela to the southwest coast of Trinidad. After the arrest, Venezuelans were transferred to the Cedros Police Police Station to continue with the corresponding process.
Police authorities reiterated that border security is a shared responsibility and urged the population to report any suspicious activity through official channels.
With information from EFE agency
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