Trinidad and Tobago: Information on government and police actions to curtail the drug trade
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TTO28079.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Trinidad and Tobago: Information on government and police actions to curtail the drug trade, 1 October 1997, TTO28079.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aba984.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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According to an Ottawa Citizen report, the government of Prime Minister Basadeo Panday has waged an "all-out war" against drug trafficking and has encouraged international co-operation to solve this problem since coming to power in 1995 (3 Sept. 1997). Three agreements were signed between the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Government of the United States on 3 March 1996 consisting of an extradition treaty; a mutual legal assistance treaty and a maritime counter-drug operation agreement (The Ethnic News Watch Caribbean Today 30 Apr. 1996). Additional information regarding these treaties can be found in the attached report from The Ethnic News Watch Caribbean Today. Corroberating information can be found in the attached Inter Press Service Report of 7 May 1996. According to an Ottawa Citizen report of 3 September 1997 attached, the Government of Canada and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago were about to sign similar agreements of cooperation against drug trafficking .
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
The Ethnic NewsWatch-Caribbean Today. 30 April 1996. Ric Mentus. "U.S. Trinidad and Tobago Gang Up Against Criminals." (NEXIS).
The Ottawa Citizen. 3 September 1997. Claire Buchanan. "Caribbean Official Seeks Help in Drug War: Trinidad and Tobago Hopes to Sign Treaty with Canada." (NEXIS).
Attachments
The Ethnic NewsWatch-Caribbean Today. 30 April 1996. Ric Mentus. "U.S. Trinidad and Tobago Gang Up Against Criminals." (NEXIS).
Inter Press (IPS). 7 May 1996. Khadine Weekes. "Trinidad and Tobago-Drugs: Someone's 'High' Is Government's Nightmare." (NEXIS).
The Ottawa Citizen. 3 September 1997. Claire Buchanan. "Caribbean Official Seeks Help in Drug War: Trinidad and Tobago Hopes to Sign Treaty with Canada," (NEXIS).
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database).
Resource Centre Country File (Trinidad and Tobago).
