A 24-year-old woman from Laventille was reported missing to Morvant Police on May 21, 2026, and was being held at Hammers Bar on Southern Main Road, Curepe, where she was allegedly forced into prostitution. Police officers from the St. Joseph and Tunapuna divisions, supervised by Corporal Dhill, conducted a raid on the establishment between 1:30 AM and 5:00 AM on Thursday, June 4, 2026, based on intelligence regarding the victim's location and circumstances. The woman was rescued during the operation and removed from the premises. Officers also detained 32 Hispanic women found at the bar pending further investigations into potential trafficking and exploitation. Police Constables Ramjattan, Norville, Lewis, and Brown, along with Women Police Constables James and Maharaj-Suraj, participated in the operation.
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This is the 1st kidnapping reported in Curepe in 2026.
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Routine Variation: Kidnapping attempts often rely on predictable daily patterns. Vary your departure times, routes to work, and parking locations to make surveillance-based targeting more difficult.
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