T&T declares State of Emergency 2024/2025

[redmanjp]

[Val]

The detection rate and slow pace of Justice is driving crime, and the average citizen can not change that .

If KCR can not help, then fire yourself

Not to mention the intentionally porous border and port control.

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How much it costing taxpayers to broadcast this BS..

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[16 cycles]

better than listening to Hinds 8 days in a 7 day week

[PariaMan]

Man actually had nothing to say except to defend why he was in Tobago

[FrankChag]

Fedupness reach the top..
Must be affecting business.

Good stuff though.

'T&T in a major tailspin, stop disrespecting citizens, get to work'

THE Downtown Owners and Merchants Association has called on the authorities to get from behind their desks and provide citizens with security following the murder of attorney Randall Hector on Old Year’s Day.

“We do not need more press conferences and media statements...get out from your ministerial offices from your opposition benches and from your desks in various headquarters and get down into the police stations to find out what is happening and what is not happening and what assistance can be provided,” DOMA stated in a release yesterday. The Association stressed that the time for talk had ended, and action was desperately needed.

DOMA called on all persons within the State “from captain to cook” to bring this country to some measure of safety and security.

“Get all hands on deck from captain to cook and bring this country within some measure of safety and peace for the great majority of these of our citizens whose spirits are diminished by the lack of respect for their intelligence which is on full display with every word that is spoken in all your conferences and media events. We want action and results—we make this call in honour of the life of attorney Hector and the multitude of decent citizens of Trinidad and Tobago,” the release stated.

DOMA reported during the first 48 hours of the new year it had received dozens of calls from concerned citizens who were in a state of disbelief over the murder toll, the killing of Hector, and the state of emergency.

‘Unspeakable horror’

“Disbelief is a completely understandable reaction to the simultaneous contradictory events taking place in Trinidad and Tobago. Simultaneous with the news that the past year was our country’s most murderous are official comments that the TTPS has made progress in 2024. Simultaneous with the unspeakable horror of a highly respected and noble state attorney being assassinated in full view of his two young children and hundreds of parishioners is the news that it was this event itself that may have prompted the state of emergency with no information as to why attorney Hector was not being protected.

“We do not want to add to an already serious situation of despair and disbelief and have given consideration to not stating that our country is now in the midst of another major crisis. We are not, however, given to disrespecting the intelligence of the citizens of our country with such statements. Trinidad and Tobago is today, in our view, particularly following the events of the past five days, in a major tailspin. No explanations or conferences can quell the despair and apprehension which is building rapidly across all strata of Trinidad and Tobago society. A massive sense of urgency should already have been on display with respect to the assassination of State Prosecutor Hector. Such urgency should have been shown if only to communicate to the national community that the Government is feeling the emergency that the citizens are feeling,” the release stated.

The Association was also critical of the continued retorts from officials that crime was a “whole of society” problem.

“We are on record as having been supportive and constructive in our remarks and interaction with the TTPS. We, therefore, feel entitled to state boldly that more is now expected from our men and women in blue. Most of all please take stock of the claims of success that are offensive to the citizens who are cowering in fear...remarks about crime being a ‘whole of society problem’ are a disrespect to the huge majority of the hardworking, decent people of our country,” the release added.

https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/t ... 004b9.html

[redmanjp]

Activist challenges emergency powers rules on 'public order'

https://newsday.co.tt/2025/01/02/activist-challenges-emergency-powers-rules-on-public-order/

The aforementioned regulations prohibit people from influencing public opinion in a manner likely to be prejudicial to public safety and order and empower the police to arrest, detain, and charge alleged offenders.

If eventually convicted, offenders face a maximum penalty of a $100,000 fine and five years imprisonment.

this is what i was talking about- say the wrong thing and u in jail with no option of bail or pay $100k

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Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said that the separation of powers does not allow the Prime Minister to dismiss the Commissioner of Police. He said the Government has to work with the person appointed by the Police Service Commission. When asked if he is pleased with her performance, he said he would not rate the performance of the CoP at a news conference.

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[The_Honourable]

He could send a letter to the PSC stating that he lost confidence in the CoP as he did with Gary, but Erla compliant so she's safe

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[wing]

https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/s ... 41578.html

Lawyers rather defend gangsters or sue the state to enrich themselves. I wonder what political party the majority are affiliated with....

[zoom rader]

https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/soe-tribunal-appointed-after-some-lawyers-decline/article_a84ce95a-c9f7-11ef-8a6c-476702241578.html

Lawyers rather defend gangsters or sue the state to enrich themselves. I wonder what political party the majority are affiliated with....

This is a PNM, soe and its for them to plan it correctly

[sMASH]

https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/soe-tribunal-appointed-after-some-lawyers-decline/article_a84ce95a-c9f7-11ef-8a6c-476702241578.html

Lawyers rather defend gangsters or sue the state to enrich themselves. I wonder what political party the majority are affiliated with....

Is not dat cunoomoonoo. If u work for the state, u get little effective protection , and merely make urself a target .
Cause pnm want it like dat .
Remember Manning rebranded the low levels as community leaders.
Marlene get them to meet president and ting ...

[VII]

From over 6000 murders a year to 114 last year, murder rate of 1. /100,000.00 lowest murder rate in the West and possibly the world !! Hahahaha

When TF are we going to follow suit !! We never even reach the heights of Elsalvador so it won't even be that hard.. could fix in a month..

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... -117257063

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From over 6000 murders a year to 114 last year, murder rate of 1. /100,000.00 lowest murder rate in the West and possibly the world !! Hahahaha

When TF are we going to follow suit !! We never even reach the heights of Elsalvador so it won't even be that hard.. could fix in a month..

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... -117257063

They also imprisoned thousands of innocent people. Any authoritarian state can do this if you don’t have due process.

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[Duane 3NE 2NR]

From over 6000 murders a year to 114 last year, murder rate of 1. /100,000.00 lowest murder rate in the West and possibly the world !! Hahahaha

When TF are we going to follow suit !! We never even reach the heights of Elsalvador so it won't even be that hard.. could fix in a month..

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... -117257063

it comes at a cost
"More than 83,000 people have been arrested since, the majority jailed without due process. Bukele has said that 8,000 people who were innocent have been released.

Civil rights organizations have reported 354 people who have died in government custody during the crackdown."

[redmanjp]

And we detained some ppl during the 2011 SOE and they filed lawsuits against the State.

Maybe detain them for the 48 hrs allowed by law but make a deal in exchange for knowledge about where the guns and ammunition are.

[paid_influencer]

i see the TTPS recover somebody gemini speaker box and power tools. props

[wing]

From over 6000 murders a year to 114 last year, murder rate of 1. /100,000.00 lowest murder rate in the West and possibly the world !! Hahahaha

When TF are we going to follow suit !! We never even reach the heights of Elsalvador so it won't even be that hard.. could fix in a month..

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... -117257063

They also imprisoned thousands of innocent people. Any authoritarian state can do this if you don’t have due process.

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They will lock up ZR because he looks like a beethamite.

[matr1x]

Pnm supporters are dotish on purpose

[VII]

I know the cost, everything comes at a cost. I think nothing is as costly as our murder rate and everything else that goes with it, then hopelessness, the pain, the grief, the cost ....

[pugboy]

to make a deal you need to have the ability to make them know they need to bargain or they will get locked up….

And we detained some ppl during the 2011 SOE and they filed lawsuits against the State.

Maybe detain them for the 48 hrs allowed by law but make a deal in exchange for knowledge about where the guns and ammunition are.

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And we detained some ppl during the 2011 SOE and they filed lawsuits against the State.

Maybe detain them for the 48 hrs allowed by law but make a deal in exchange for knowledge about where the guns and ammunition are.

Problem with this is they don't fear lock up or jail. Jail comes across as a vacation to them. It easy to get a phone , fast food , weed etc when you grease the right wheels. Corruption could never done

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We in a State of Emergency and PNM having a vacation in Tobago. We serious in this country, could never be

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[bluefete]

Everbody brakesing and putting all kinds of fake news - again I ask:

What is the name of the "bigshot" PNM lawyer who put the hit on Hector more than 2 years ago?

[wing]

We in a State of Emergency and PNM having a vacation in Tobago. We serious in this country, could never be

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Emo hen outburst again. Then again you will ignore the 2011 SOE was called from the pink palace in Philippine.

[wing]

Everbody brakesing and putting all kinds of fake news - again I ask:

What is the name of the "bigshot" PNM lawyer who put the hit on Hector more than 2 years ago?

Go take your meds and relax yourself. Use your age and wisdom to encourage people to vote for change, not exchange. Or take a lil read of the daily mail.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

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A SECRET intelligence report prepared by Trinidad and Tobago law enforcement authorities has been sent to United Kingdom authorities warning of the presence of a top member of the Seven gang, who “poses a serious and immediate threat to the safety and security of the United Kingdom”.

The Sunday Express obtained an exclusive copy of the report that several intelligence sources confirmed was sent to the United Kingdom’s Immigration Enforcement Agency, Metropolitan Police and the UK intelligence services on December 6, 2024.

In the report, the top gang member is described as “a prominent organised crime figure from Trinidad and Tobago” of the notorious Rasta City gang called “Seven”.

“His criminal network is involved in a range of illicit activities, including narcotics trafficking, arms smuggling, unlicensed gold mining, gold smuggling, targeted killings, and international money laundering,” states the report.

The report also included video clips posted on social media by the gang member, as well as images shot recently in London with some of his fellow gang members who have also been staying in the UK over the past few months.

The detailed section of the report lists criminal activities that the gang member is involved in: narcotics and arms trafficking with links to international smuggling networks, direct involvement in gang-related violence, including targeted killings of rivals and dissenters, exploitation of cultural platforms, such as the Trinibad music movement, for recruitment and propaganda and unlicensed gold mining and smuggling...”

Intelligence suggests (gang member’s name called) is involved “in illegal mining operations in South America, using the proceeds to fund gang activities and launder money”, the report states.

Several intelligence sources confirmed to the Sunday Express that the top gang member travelled to the United Kingdom in August last year after briefly visiting Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Dubai.

He was accompanied by one of his lieutenants and a few other members.

Under the listing “recent developments”, the report states the gang member is currently in the United Kingdom and his “criminal background indicates potential risks, including attempts to establish new smuggling routes, recruit accomplices, or engage in money laundering through UK financial systems”.

According to the report, his “attempt to enter the United States was denied due to his known involvement in organised crime”, further confirming his status as an “international threat”.

The report added there was concern “authorities in Trinidad & Tobago allowed travel and failed to notify counterparts in London. Signalling prominent support from senior officials”.

The gang member is further described as an ongoing threat, “...his network is known to use violence, fear, and corruption to sustain operations. His presence in the UK poses significant risks to public safety and the integrity of law enforcement”.

The report pointed to the ominous presence of the top gang member, who they say “represents a clear and present danger to the United Kingdom and its citizens. His history of violence, international criminal connections, and presence within the UK require immediate attention and action to neutralise his threat”.

US$1m bounty

While authorities in the UK are investigating this threat, top intelligence and national security sources here confirmed the Seven gang hierarchy met in the United Kingdom in early December last year to place a US$1 million bounty on the heads of two rival gang leaders, as well as to mitigate the damage of retaliatory attacks in Trinidad by bringing their family members to the UK.

This high-profile underworld meeting occurred following the release on bail of a man, known in the underworld as “Yo Killa”, in Tortola in late November, who is said to be the principal financier of the Sixx gang, which has rapidly expanded its network throughout the Caribbean—from Trinidad to Grenada, Sint Maarten and Jamaica.

He also controls assets in the entertainment sector and has backed Sixx gang artistes who have used “diss lyrics” against the rival Seven gang and their artistes, and vice versa.

“At that meeting a decision was taken to place a one million US dollar (almost TT$7 million) hit on the head of the Sixx gang in Trinidad and the head of the ABG (Anybody Get it). That was going to bring a full scale gang war onto the streets, because those rival gangs would not take it lightly either. The intelligence we received was alarming,” said a top national security source privy to the operations of these gangs.

‘By any means

necessary’

At a news conference on Friday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said the Government acted to halt the surge in gang violence by declaring a state of emergency (SoE).

Gang-related deaths and shootings between the rival Sixx and Seven gangs have increased dramatically over the last two years, with some even spilling over into neighbouring Caribbean countries.

According to top law enforcement sources, the Sixx gang, the ABG gang and pockets of the 9 gang (Muslim) forged an alliance with the sole purpose of eliminating the heads of the Seven gang and several of its key members “by any means necessary”.

With a bloodbath on the horizon, that knowledge, according to a high intelligence source, prompted the top Seven gang member and several of his senior gang members to head to the UK in August last year.

“Apart from a key lieutenant who spent some time there and came back recently we were also told that some other persons from the gang that go by the aliases ‘King Secret’ and ‘Wild Boy’ are also up there,” said a senior intelligence source.

According to underworld sources close to the Seven gang, the gang member named in the report has sent for seven of his children since settling in the United Kingdom.

“The youngest was crying constantly when he left. And over the last few weeks he brought them up to the UK because they also want to avoid them becoming targets,” said an underworld source.

Law enforcement sources also confirmed several of his children have since travelled to the UK.

“We’re hearing word from several sources that many of the gang members there are planning to seek asylum,” disclosed a senior national security source. “We’re also bracing for rival gangs trying to go at softer targets of the Seven gang here as well. With retaliation coming the other way, too,” the source added.

Peaceful

resolution sought

One UK-based source familiar with the matter said, “Right now folks are contemplating lawyering up and going through the process as some of their claims have been rejected by UK authorities. But they are doing this to try and delay.”


At the Seven gang UK meeting at which the hits were discussed on the rival gang leaders, a UK-based Trinidadian known to local law enforcement authorities as a significant funder of the Seven gang, as well as another local businessman and other persons, were present.

Intelligence sources confirmed that while the local businessman was part of that meeting, he insisted on finding a peaceful resolution.

“We heard that he asked them to find a way to stop the killings. We had been originally told otherwise, but now that the information is being filtered properly we are informed he did not want that war the others had sanctioned,” the source said.

However, distorted lines of communication in the underworld, as well as the killing of a man near the Besson Street Police Station in Port of Spain on December 28, and the mass murder of five men 36 hours later (December 29) at Prizgar Lands, Laventille, turned things upside down.

In the first incident, an attempt was made on the life of the Sixx boss as he was leaving the Besson Street station.

Gunmen lay in wait in a panel van near the police station and opened fire on a group of men who had accompanied the Sixx boss.

One man, later identified as 34-year-old Trevor Williams, was shot and killed. The Sixx boss escaped without injury.

“What happened was that after these men were shot at, the suspects ran towards the John John lights to a waiting SUV and one of the suspects dropped his high-powered weapon and continued running,” said a senior intelligence source.

“What many people didn’t know was that it seemed that the Sixx boss had put some kind of contingency plan in place as he didn’t feel comfortable going to the police station that day.

“So when the suspects were fleeing the scene, men from John John from the Nine gang affiliated to the Sixx gang shot at the suspects as they fled.

“The gunmen involved in the murder escaped, and the men in John John who picked up the high-powered weapon were later held. They were not part of the original ambush on the Sixx boss,” said the source.

However, the intelligence source stated that while instructions to assassinate these heads came from the top of the Seven gang, the local businessman who attended that meeting would bear the brunt of the blame for the attack, which sources confirmed was coordinated by someone on the fringes of the Seven gang seeking vengeance for the murder of Jamal Walker, aka “Jango”, who was shot and killed on Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, on December 18, 2023. “It was a knee-jerk reaction by the Sixx gang that hours later led to the mass-murder retaliation in Prizgar Lands, Laventille, when five men were shot and killed by gunmen. One of these men we were told was related to the local businessman whose name is being called in the wrong context,” said the source.

The gunmen pulled up in two vehicles near the St John Shop around 8.30 p.m. on December 29 and shot and killed Cleon Lugin, 37, Derron Calliste, 35, Kambon Omowale, 39, Garet Smart and Ryan Lessey 24.

“They didn’t know it was associates of Jango (who had been once affiliated to the Seven gang) that made the attempt on the life of the Sixx boss. We know that two men are behind this and recruited several shooters to carry out this attempted killing,” said a senior intelligence source.

“One of the relatives of Jango says he will go to any lengths to make sure they are all dead and he doesn’t care if he has to die, too,” said an underworld source also familiar with the gang-related wranglings.

The Sunday Express on Friday attempted to contact the local businessman who was allegedly part of that meeting in the UK, but calls to his phone via WhatsApp, and messages, were not returned up to Friday evening.

Social media war

While the war continues to play out on the streets of Trinidad and Tobago, a verbal war is also being played out on social media.

Messages sent from one rival gang leader to another via social media have also been constantly monitored by law enforcement officials in Trinidad and Tobago and around the region.

One of the most recent happened just days before “Yo Killa” was released in late November.

The Seven boss submitted a TikTok video in which he remarked ...“You give me ah $100,000US just to be my friend...I take it boi...cus you is ah pappyshow and a c** boi...They post up something about me...you commenting...I doh say nothing about you boy...you dig...

“They calling you killa...you ever kill anybody, boi? You not in my league so stop pappyshowing yourself...you behind ah cell and miserable with a lil small money and playing criminal, boi. You not in my league, boi.”

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We in a State of Emergency and PNM having a vacation in Tobago. We serious in this country, could never be

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Emo hen outburst again. Then again you will ignore the 2011 SOE was called from the pink palace in Philippine.

Hypocrite out burst basically saying because UNC do it, it's fine for PNM to do it too , thanks

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PHOTO-2025-01-05-13-07-37.jpg

A SECRET intelligence report prepared by Trinidad and Tobago law enforcement authorities has been sent to United Kingdom authorities warning of the presence of a top member of the Seven gang, who “poses a serious and immediate threat to the safety and security of the United Kingdom”.

The Sunday Express obtained an exclusive copy of the report that several intelligence sources confirmed was sent to the United Kingdom’s Immigration Enforcement Agency, Metropolitan Police and the UK intelligence services on December 6, 2024.

In the report, the top gang member is described as “a prominent organised crime figure from Trinidad and Tobago” of the notorious Rasta City gang called “Seven”.

“His criminal network is involved in a range of illicit activities, including narcotics trafficking, arms smuggling, unlicensed gold mining, gold smuggling, targeted killings, and international money laundering,” states the report.

The report also included video clips posted on social media by the gang member, as well as images shot recently in London with some of his fellow gang members who have also been staying in the UK over the past few months.

The detailed section of the report lists criminal activities that the gang member is involved in: narcotics and arms trafficking with links to international smuggling networks, direct involvement in gang-related violence, including targeted killings of rivals and dissenters, exploitation of cultural platforms, such as the Trinibad music movement, for recruitment and propaganda and unlicensed gold mining and smuggling...”

Intelligence suggests (gang member’s name called) is involved “in illegal mining operations in South America, using the proceeds to fund gang activities and launder money”, the report states.

Several intelligence sources confirmed to the Sunday Express that the top gang member travelled to the United Kingdom in August last year after briefly visiting Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Dubai.

He was accompanied by one of his lieutenants and a few other members.

Under the listing “recent developments”, the report states the gang member is currently in the United Kingdom and his “criminal background indicates potential risks, including attempts to establish new smuggling routes, recruit accomplices, or engage in money laundering through UK financial systems”.

According to the report, his “attempt to enter the United States was denied due to his known involvement in organised crime”, further confirming his status as an “international threat”.

The report added there was concern “authorities in Trinidad & Tobago allowed travel and failed to notify counterparts in London. Signalling prominent support from senior officials”.

The gang member is further described as an ongoing threat, “...his network is known to use violence, fear, and corruption to sustain operations. His presence in the UK poses significant risks to public safety and the integrity of law enforcement”.

The report pointed to the ominous presence of the top gang member, who they say “represents a clear and present danger to the United Kingdom and its citizens. His history of violence, international criminal connections, and presence within the UK require immediate attention and action to neutralise his threat”.

US$1m bounty

While authorities in the UK are investigating this threat, top intelligence and national security sources here confirmed the Seven gang hierarchy met in the United Kingdom in early December last year to place a US$1 million bounty on the heads of two rival gang leaders, as well as to mitigate the damage of retaliatory attacks in Trinidad by bringing their family members to the UK.

This high-profile underworld meeting occurred following the release on bail of a man, known in the underworld as “Yo Killa”, in Tortola in late November, who is said to be the principal financier of the Sixx gang, which has rapidly expanded its network throughout the Caribbean—from Trinidad to Grenada, Sint Maarten and Jamaica.

He also controls assets in the entertainment sector and has backed Sixx gang artistes who have used “diss lyrics” against the rival Seven gang and their artistes, and vice versa.

“At that meeting a decision was taken to place a one million US dollar (almost TT$7 million) hit on the head of the Sixx gang in Trinidad and the head of the ABG (Anybody Get it). That was going to bring a full scale gang war onto the streets, because those rival gangs would not take it lightly either. The intelligence we received was alarming,” said a top national security source privy to the operations of these gangs.

‘By any means

necessary’

At a news conference on Friday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said the Government acted to halt the surge in gang violence by declaring a state of emergency (SoE).

Gang-related deaths and shootings between the rival Sixx and Seven gangs have increased dramatically over the last two years, with some even spilling over into neighbouring Caribbean countries.

According to top law enforcement sources, the Sixx gang, the ABG gang and pockets of the 9 gang (Muslim) forged an alliance with the sole purpose of eliminating the heads of the Seven gang and several of its key members “by any means necessary”.

With a bloodbath on the horizon, that knowledge, according to a high intelligence source, prompted the top Seven gang member and several of his senior gang members to head to the UK in August last year.

“Apart from a key lieutenant who spent some time there and came back recently we were also told that some other persons from the gang that go by the aliases ‘King Secret’ and ‘Wild Boy’ are also up there,” said a senior intelligence source.

According to underworld sources close to the Seven gang, the gang member named in the report has sent for seven of his children since settling in the United Kingdom.

“The youngest was crying constantly when he left. And over the last few weeks he brought them up to the UK because they also want to avoid them becoming targets,” said an underworld source.

Law enforcement sources also confirmed several of his children have since travelled to the UK.

“We’re hearing word from several sources that many of the gang members there are planning to seek asylum,” disclosed a senior national security source. “We’re also bracing for rival gangs trying to go at softer targets of the Seven gang here as well. With retaliation coming the other way, too,” the source added.

Peaceful

resolution sought

One UK-based source familiar with the matter said, “Right now folks are contemplating lawyering up and going through the process as some of their claims have been rejected by UK authorities. But they are doing this to try and delay.”


At the Seven gang UK meeting at which the hits were discussed on the rival gang leaders, a UK-based Trinidadian known to local law enforcement authorities as a significant funder of the Seven gang, as well as another local businessman and other persons, were present.

Intelligence sources confirmed that while the local businessman was part of that meeting, he insisted on finding a peaceful resolution.

“We heard that he asked them to find a way to stop the killings. We had been originally told otherwise, but now that the information is being filtered properly we are informed he did not want that war the others had sanctioned,” the source said.

However, distorted lines of communication in the underworld, as well as the killing of a man near the Besson Street Police Station in Port of Spain on December 28, and the mass murder of five men 36 hours later (December 29) at Prizgar Lands, Laventille, turned things upside down.

In the first incident, an attempt was made on the life of the Sixx boss as he was leaving the Besson Street station.

Gunmen lay in wait in a panel van near the police station and opened fire on a group of men who had accompanied the Sixx boss.

One man, later identified as 34-year-old Trevor Williams, was shot and killed. The Sixx boss escaped without injury.

“What happened was that after these men were shot at, the suspects ran towards the John John lights to a waiting SUV and one of the suspects dropped his high-powered weapon and continued running,” said a senior intelligence source.

“What many people didn’t know was that it seemed that the Sixx boss had put some kind of contingency plan in place as he didn’t feel comfortable going to the police station that day.

“So when the suspects were fleeing the scene, men from John John from the Nine gang affiliated to the Sixx gang shot at the suspects as they fled.

“The gunmen involved in the murder escaped, and the men in John John who picked up the high-powered weapon were later held. They were not part of the original ambush on the Sixx boss,” said the source.

However, the intelligence source stated that while instructions to assassinate these heads came from the top of the Seven gang, the local businessman who attended that meeting would bear the brunt of the blame for the attack, which sources confirmed was coordinated by someone on the fringes of the Seven gang seeking vengeance for the murder of Jamal Walker, aka “Jango”, who was shot and killed on Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, on December 18, 2023. “It was a knee-jerk reaction by the Sixx gang that hours later led to the mass-murder retaliation in Prizgar Lands, Laventille, when five men were shot and killed by gunmen. One of these men we were told was related to the local businessman whose name is being called in the wrong context,” said the source.

The gunmen pulled up in two vehicles near the St John Shop around 8.30 p.m. on December 29 and shot and killed Cleon Lugin, 37, Derron Calliste, 35, Kambon Omowale, 39, Garet Smart and Ryan Lessey 24.

“They didn’t know it was associates of Jango (who had been once affiliated to the Seven gang) that made the attempt on the life of the Sixx boss. We know that two men are behind this and recruited several shooters to carry out this attempted killing,” said a senior intelligence source.

“One of the relatives of Jango says he will go to any lengths to make sure they are all dead and he doesn’t care if he has to die, too,” said an underworld source also familiar with the gang-related wranglings.

The Sunday Express on Friday attempted to contact the local businessman who was allegedly part of that meeting in the UK, but calls to his phone via WhatsApp, and messages, were not returned up to Friday evening.

Social media war

While the war continues to play out on the streets of Trinidad and Tobago, a verbal war is also being played out on social media.

Messages sent from one rival gang leader to another via social media have also been constantly monitored by law enforcement officials in Trinidad and Tobago and around the region.

One of the most recent happened just days before “Yo Killa” was released in late November.

The Seven boss submitted a TikTok video in which he remarked ...“You give me ah $100,000US just to be my friend...I take it boi...cus you is ah pappyshow and a c** boi...They post up something about me...you commenting...I doh say nothing about you boy...you dig...

“They calling you killa...you ever kill anybody, boi? You not in my league so stop pappyshowing yourself...you behind ah cell and miserable with a lil small money and playing criminal, boi. You not in my league, boi.”

The UK needs to deport Prezzi , not sure how these fellas getting visas, the US and UK blanking regular folk but men like these getting the green light to travel. Simply amazing

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