On Tuesday, Venezuelan police reported that they had successfully rescued the three young women before they were taken to T&T by human traffickers. But that’s just my empirical interpretation, not scientific at all,” he told Guardian Media in a brief WhatsApp message yesterday. Venezuelan authorities are continuing investigations to locate and arrest the remaining members of the alleged criminal organisation. The development comes as authorities in T&T continue to crack down on human trafficking rings. On July 6, Guardian Media reported that 50 illegal migrants, including ten children, were detained during coordinated police operations targeting suspected human trafficking and brothel activity in Port-of-Spain and San Fernando.