Police have detained twenty Venezuelan Nationals for entering this country illegally. According to reports, around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Officers of Southwestern Task Divisional Force together with Inter-Agency Task Force were conducting Operation Sea Breeze, spearheaded Snr. Supt Brandon John. Upon receiving information, Officers processed to Los Iros Beach, where they observed a vessel with a number of persons including children disembarking from a boat. They proceeded to three vehicles parked alongside the shore of the beach, on seeing the police the vehicle speed off, they were intercepted a short distance away.
Six children and eighteen adults were detained, all speaking Spanish. They were taken to Siparia Health Facility in accordance with Covid 19 protocols.
The males are being held at Santa Flora Police Station, while the women and children are at the Erin Police Station.
Police arrested the drivers of the vehicles. Investigation are continuing.
