Bomb-like device found inside Chaguanas courthouse

The device which has since been sent for testing was found attached to a timer, with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) piping and with a hand written note stuck on it. The note, investigators said read, “there is another one” on the compound.

According to police, at about 1 am yesterday, a security officer on duty was patrolling the compound of the courthouse when he made the discovery.

Reports said he observed the device in the yard near the western side of the building.

Reports further stated that upon further investigations, the security officer spotted the timer on the device and immediately contacted police from the Chaguanas Police Station. The station is located a stone’s throw away from the courthouse.

Police, along with officers from the Bomb Squad and K9 units, visited the courthouse and searched the compound. The device was removed and is being thoroughly investigated.

A senior officer told Newsday that whoever planted the device was “up to mischief to cause panic or have a case postponed.” Police are also reviewing footage from CCTV cameras.

Yesterday, court started at 9.30 am however, prisoners from the Remand Yard were not brought and all cases were adjourned in absentia