A Trinidadian woman from Carenage was arrested at Piarco International Airport on Monday morning before boarding a Caribbean Airlines flight to St. Kitts. An estate constable operating a security scanner detected anomalies during passenger screening around 10:55 a.m. and conducted a physical search, discovering a pink balloon strapped around the woman's waist containing 17 pellets of cocaine weighing 281.5 grammes, along with US$5,189 and TT$30 in cash found in her carry-on bag. The woman was arrested in connection with the findings.
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This is the 2nd seizures reported in Piarco in 2026.
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