Another 23 people have been named in preventive detention orders (PDOs) published yesterday afternoon, including persons who have been linked to the kidnapping of a businesswoman in El Socorro.
All 23 PDOs were signed by the Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander, in accordance with Paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Emergency Powers Regulations of 2026.
The orders were issued pursuant to regulation 14 of the Regulations, which facilitates “preventative detentions” where it is necessary to prevent persons from acting in a manner prejudicial to public safety based on intelligence received. The PDOs, numbered 169 to 191, were published on April 13 but were signed between March 16 and April 4 by Alexander. They necessitate the detention of multiple individuals assessed to be involved in organised criminal activity. They are all expected to be held at the Eastern Correctional Rehabilitation Centre in Arima. Two women named in the PDOs are expected to be held at the Women’s Prison.
The 23 individuals have been identified as Adrian Ramnarine, Marlon Boodram, Selvon Andrews, Diogenes Adrian Arcia, Crystal Le Blanc, Daniel Williams, Hakeem Amzad Ali, Eduardo Jose Febres Rodriguez, Ishmael Salvary, Johniken Gonzales, John Evans, Hector Jeminez, Nathaniel Rojas, Jorge Casadilla Caldea, Reynaldo Martinez, Bryan Davis, Natalie Harford, Kerron Isaiah Alexis, Kern Alexis, Joel Charles, Jason Paul, Omari Kenny Thompson and Jonathan Victor Penco.
Several detainees were identified as leaders of organised criminal groups. These included Marlon Boodram, also called “Boozie”, Selvon Andrews, also called “Bonzo”, Kerron Isaiah Alexis, also called “Kerron” or “K-Man”, Jason Paul, also called “Buck”, “Buckman” or “Bman”, and Jonathan Victor Penco, also called “Johnny”.
Others were identified as shooters or enforcers within gangs. Kern Alexis and Joel Charles, also called “Charlo” or “Max”, were both described as shooters or enforcers for the Rated R Gang. Bryan Davis, also called “Bemo”, was identified as an armed shooter involved in a targeted killing.
Three detainees were identified as Venezuelan nationals: Diogenes Adrian Arcia, Eduardo Jose Febres Rodriguez, also known as Edwardo Jose Febres Rodriguez, and Reynaldo Martinez, also called “Rei”, were linked to addresses in Venezuela.
Women detained under the orders were Crystal Le Blanc and Natalie Harford. Le Blanc was “credibly identified as a member of a kidnapping gang and plays a facilitative role. She is linked to serious violent offending, including firearm-related activity. Her continued liberty presents a danger to public safety and the integrity of ongoing investigations. She participated in a coordinated operation involving multiple offenders and cross-border elements. Her continued liberty poses a real risk of further participation in imminent kidnappings and organised criminal activity to the detriment of members of the public.”
Harford was “credibly identified as a financier of the Seven Gang which is an Organised Crime Group (‘OCG’). The OCG has confirmed access to a cache of high-powered firearms and ammunition and is currently engaged in disputes with rivals over territory. The detainee provides cash support to fund the operations of the OCG which intends to imminently carry out reprisal attacks on rivals in public spaces using high-powered rifles. The detainee has also issued threats to direct known members of the OCG to attack her personal targets including private citizens and police officers.”
A total of 12 individuals were identified as being involved in a kidnapping enterprise or kidnapping gang. These were Diogenes Adrian Arcia, Crystal Le Blanc, Daniel Williams, also called “Kimba”, Hakeem Amzad Ali, Eduardo Jose Febres Rodriguez, Ishmael Salvary, Johniken Gonzales, John Evans, Hector Jeminez, Nathaniel Rojas, Jorge Casadilla Caldea and Reynaldo Martinez.
While the orders did not cite the specific crimes to which the detainees are alleged to have been linked with, police sources told the Express that PDOs had been issued against the individuals held for the kidnapping of businesswoman Tara Poliah.
On March 25, Poliah, 73, was kidnapped from her home in San Juan. While in her garage, she was confronted by four men who forced her into a vehicle before fleeing the scene.
Investigators reported that by around midnight, the kidnappers had transferred the woman onto a boat, intending to transport her to Venezuela. However, acting on radar intelligence, the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard intercepted the vessel about one nautical mile off the North Coast, halting the escape.
According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, a total of 11 suspects were detained, including three others—two men and one woman—who were arrested at Tyrico Bay.
