Approximately 200 Venezuelan nationals were arrested following a police exercise at APEX Bar in St James on Sunday 9th July, 2023.

Approximately 200 Venezuelan nationals were arrested following a police exercise at APEX Bar in St James on Sunday 9th July, 2023.

• Law enforcement officials described the operation as a joint National Security exercise as it included members of the Police Service, Defense Force and the Immigration Division.

• At around 1:30am, law enforcement officials received information of a gathering at APEX Bar in St James where approximately 200 Venezuelan nationals between the ages of 17-46 were gathered.

• Upon arrival, officers decided to conduct checks to determine proof of legal entry and legal status in Trinidad and Tobago and all undocumented Venezuelan nationals were subsequently arrested, shuttled into several buses and taken to the Heliport in Chaguaramas.

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