More than a half-dozen police officers
“swooped” down on the suspect vehicle

No Guardian photographer
in sight and ARTHUR
DASH goes nuts.

HIGH drama unfolded last Thursday on the corner of Queen and Abercromby Streets in Port of Spain, as a heavily-armed Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) unit descended on a group of unsuspecting young men.

The story was that the men’s car matched the description of a getaway vehicle that had been used in a robbery just moments before.

But after an extensive search, the IATF -- assisted by a back-up team -- let the men go.

One of the passengers, Belmont resident Norris Raghay accused the police of using brute force and discrimination, since their car had shut down at that spot for more than 15 minutes.

Nevertheless, a large crowd of onlookers gathered, among them D’ Guardian’s Senior Associate Editor Arthur Dash, who calmly took in the action, while chomping on his pack of “salt” nuts.

Photographer GARVIN LOPEZ captured the (in)action.