A viral social media video has triggered an official investigation by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), after an individual claiming to be a serving police officer detailed escalating threats aimed at forcing him to abandon a court case against the government.
The video, which has spread rapidly across major social platforms, opens with a pair of gloved hands handling a sealed brown envelope, while the male narrator lays out the sequence of intimidation he has faced in recent days. According to the narrator, the envelope was left at his residential address early one morning, and he had already been targeted with threatening harassment over the weekend while out with his wife and child. He told viewers that his assailants attempted to force his vehicle off the road, and had sent threatening text messages that proved they were monitoring his movements and knew he was with his family.
When the envelope is opened at the end of the footage, three 5.56 calibre bullets tumble out, and a handwritten warning printed across the front of the envelope leaves no room for ambiguity: “Last warning for you (and two named people). Drop the court matter against the govt. Last night you get away. Next time is shots.”
The narrator also added that when he first attempted to report the incident at his nearest local police station, he was turned away temporarily due to a routine shift change. He recalled that the desk officer informed him no available personnel were able to visit his home to take his official statement, and that he would need to wait for the shift handover process to conclude before any action could be taken.
Within hours of the video circulating widely online, TTPS Deputy Commissioner Suzette Martin released an official statement confirming that a full investigation into the incident is now underway. Martin emphasized that the service takes all reports of intimidation, threats, and interference with ongoing judicial processes with the utmost urgency and seriousness.
She framed the threat not as an attack on a single individual, but as a direct challenge to core state institutions. “A threat directed at a police officer who is lawfully carrying out his or her duties is not merely a threat against an individual officer. Such actions may constitute an attack on the administration of justice, the rule of law, and the institutions responsible for maintaining public safety and order,” Martin said in the statement.
Martin added that the TTPS has committed to deploying all necessary resources to protect the affected officer, his family, and uphold the integrity of both law enforcement and the national judicial process. The service remains unwavering in its commitment to ensuring all officers can carry out their lawful duties without intimidation, coercion, or fear of retaliation, and confirmed that any individuals found responsible for this criminal act will face full prosecution under Trinidad and Tobago law.