警察关闭了特立尼达的非法采石场,逮捕了19人,包括公司业主,原因是没有许可证的采矿破坏环境。 Police shut down illegal quarry in Trinidad, arrested 19, including company owner, over unlicensed mining damaging environment.

2025年10月9日,特立尼达和多巴哥警察解散了在Guanapo省Manuel Congo的大规模非法采石作业,逮捕了19人,其中包括与工地有联系的一个建筑公司的据称业主。 On October 9, 2025, Trinidad and Tobago police dismantled a large illegal quarrying operation in Manuel Congo, Guanapo, arresting 19 people including the alleged owner of a construction company linked to the site. 尽管先前已关闭,但该作业没有许可证,使用了重型机械,造成长达60英尺的深挖,毁坏了森林和河流,威胁到供水。 The operation, which had operated without a license despite prior shutdowns, used heavy machinery, caused deep excavations up to 60 feet, and damaged forests and rivers, threatening water supplies. 当局称这是为期一年的努力的一部分,目的是捣毁从非法开采中获利的犯罪网络,缴获的材料可能用于国家建设项目。 Authorities described it as part of a year-long effort to dismantle criminal networks profiting from illegal mining, with seized materials potentially used in national construction projects.