Trinidad and Tobago Fugitive Extradited to the United States
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A Trinidad and Tobago national with United States citizenship has been extradited to the United States to face charges for crimes against children.
U.S. Marshals and agents from TTPS and the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service escort Farzan Mohammed at the Piarco airport for his extradition to the United States for crimes against childrenFarzan Mohammed was extradited to the United States to face charges amounting to 128 counts of sex crime offenses against children. He will face a possible sentence of over 40 years in prison.
He was charged for the crimes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in June 2023 and the US Embassy here said that the extradition underscores the “strong security cooperation between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago”.
The warrant for Mohammed’s arrest was issued in Pennsylvania in 2023 for crimes committed against children including rape, sexual assault, and child pornography.
Mohammed fled the United States to Trinidad and Tobago in June 2023 after being charged and US law enforcement authorities requested a provisional arrest warrant for Mohammed, who was arrested in South Trinidad on April 9, this year.
The Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal dismissed Mohammed’s challenge to his extradition in September 2024, and he was committed into custody pending his extradition. On October 4, Reginald Armour, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, signed a Warrant of Removal for Mohammed.
Mohammed was escorted from Port of Spain to the United States by marshals from the United States Marshal Services and special agents from the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service. “This latest extradition once again highlights the excellent and productive working relationship we currently enjoy between our U.S. federal law enforcement team at the embassy and all elements of Trinidad and Tobago law enforcement.
“ We have made great strides together in our joint efforts to address crime in both our countries and bringing criminals to justice is the epitome of this success. We look forward to continuing this great partnership and many more successes like this one to come,” said US Ambassador Candace Bond.
