Three police officers in Trinidad charged with corruption
Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 4:48 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Three police officers in Trinidad and Tobago were granted bail in the sum of TT$60,000 each when they appeared before a Master of the High Court charged with corruption.
The police said that Woman Sergeant Andrea Smith and police constables Keegan Quamina and Darryle Halls were each charged with corruptly soliciting a bribe in the sum of TT$6,000 and corruptly receiving a bribe in the sum of TT$5,000, contrary to the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The trio has also been ordered to stay 100 feet away from the victim, who had told the police that on June 17, he had proceeded to a location in the Central Division where he met with one of his employees, a Venezuelan national in the company of what appeared to be three police officers, one female in plain clothes and two males.
They were standing close to a marked police vehicle and during a conversation with the officers, the female officer, who identified herself as a Woman Sergeant of Police, allegedly made certain accusations against the victim and his employee, which the victim denied.
The woman then allegedly threatened to arrest the victim and his employee unless they handed over TT$6,000.
The police said that the victim reportedly retrieved TT$5,000 from his vehicle and was instructed to place the cash in the back seat of the police vehicle.
The victim allegedly told the woman that she could visit his business place to get the rest of the money, to which she allegedly agreed.
A report of the incident was made to the Professional Standards Bureau and an investigation was launched, which resulted in the arrest of three suspects.
The police said that the charges against the trio were laid following consultations with the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Sabrina Dougdeen-Jaglal.
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