Major Leacock Warns of Gang Infiltration in Schools: 6IX and 7Even Named 

By Val Matthias. Updated 6:00 a.m., Friday, February 13, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Disaster Management and Immigration, Major St. Clair Leacock, has issued a stark warning about the growing presence of criminal gangs in Secondary and Primary schools and the St. Vincent Community College.

Speaking during the national budget debates, Leacock disclosed that police intelligence has confirmed the infiltration of the 6IX (Sixx) and 7Even (Rasta City) gangs into secondary schools, the Community College, and even primary schools.  

“I was alarmed when I discovered first, Madam Speaker, coming from the police high command, that the 6IX and 7Even, as they call them, gangs, are in our community college. They are in our secondary schools… And then I was approached by principals in the primary school and said, we have them too,” Leacock told Parliament.  

The 6IX (Sixx) gang originating in Trinidad and Tobago as a breakaway faction from the larger Rasta City gang, Sixx has become notorious for violent turf wars, organised crime, and retaliation killings. Their name and symbols often appear in graffiti and clothing, sometimes leading to mistaken associations among youth.  The 7Even gang also known as Rasta City, this gang emerged after internal disputes within Muslim City in Trinidad. It is linked to organised crime, extortion, and drug trafficking, and has long been a rival of Sixx.  

Leacock described the infiltration of these gangs into schools as a national crisis, highlighting the plight of young women who have become entangled in gang activity.  

“Girls in the gangs who aid and abet the young men in schools say plainly, ‘I want to get out, I want an out, but I don’t know how to get out.’ Now that’s frightening,” he said.  

The Minister outlined plans for school‑based intervention programmes, to be developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and supported by dedicated police units. He proposed appointing an Assistant Commissioner of Police specifically tasked with addressing crime and violence in schools.  

Leacock also warned that gang leaders are operating across borders, with some relocating to neighbouring islands and syndicating operations with international networks.  

“This is a time bomb,” he cautioned, urging collective action across government, schools, and communities to dismantle criminal networks before they further destabilise society.  

In December 2024, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Trevor “Buju” Bailey confirmed that between four and six gangs were operating in SVG. He noted that while there are no formal anti-gang laws in the country, police would not allow gangs to control public spaces. This statement came amid ongoing debate, as some officials including the then  Prime Minister now opposition leader Dr Ralph Gonsalves argued that the groups were not “gangs” in the legal sense but loosely organised criminal networks.

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