Hinds: No confirmed data of children in gangs in Trinidad and Tobago Fitzgerald Hinds - NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds has said his ministry has "no confirmed data" to show that children are involved in gangs in this country. He was responding to questions in Parliament on Friday morning. Naparima MP Rodney Charles asked: Could the Minister indicate how many persons under the age of 18 have been identified by intelligence agencies as being gang members as of March 2021? Hinds said the police "have not confirmed any persons under the age of 18 years as gang members. "However, the police comes into contact with persons in that age group in circumstances where they are suspects or victims in criminal investigations.