Police in Trinidad and Tobago have arrested a suspect in the killing of an American man who may have been slain over a drug deal gone bad, authorities said.

Local Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro confirmed the arrest to the Associated Press (AP) on Thursday, saying that “a suspect is currently in custody.” Police did not immediately confirm if the victim, 43-year-old Christopher Brown, was a tourist or not.

The suspect is a 26-year-old from Scarborough on the island of Tobago, according to Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.

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