Last Updated on Thursday, 5 November 2026, 15:03 by Written By Denis Chabrol
A Cuban man has been arrested and 14 Cuban woman have been taken into protective custody as part of a screening process and investigation for Trafficking In Persons (TIP), police said Thursday.
The arrest and rescue was part of an operation conducted on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). “The fourteen females were subsequently escorted to Georgetown, where they are undergoing screening and interviews by ranks of the Trafficking in Persons Unit, with assistance from representatives of the Ministry of Human Services and the Ministry of Home Affairs,” the Guyana Police Force said in a statement.
Police said the operation stemmed from information that a Cuban woman was allegedly being held against her will, On arrival at the location in Bartica, investigators said they found the more than a dozen Cuban women.
During the operation, police said a 33-year-old Cuban man was arrested in connection with the matter.
The suspect was escorted to Regional Police Division # 4 ‘A’, where he remains in custody as part of the ongoing probe, police said.
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