The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service conducted a number of operations in the Sister Islands over the weekend resulting in the arrest of 15 people for drug related offences.
RCIPS said that on Sunday, Cayman Brac members of the Drugs Task Force and other police officers joined forces with the Immigration Department, the Department of Environment and HM Customs and Excise to carry out a number of operations designed to target the use and sale of illegal drugs and to ensure an accurate record is available of temporary workers on the islands assisting with the post Paloma cleanup operation.
The first operation was conducted at the Divi Tiara complex. A number of rooms were searched by officers and two people were arrested. Two men, aged 34 and 31, both residents of George Town, Grand Cayman, were arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine, possession of ganja and consuming controlled substances.
The two men have been released on police bail pending further investigations. Along with the drug seizures, a number of prohibited weapons were found and seized and in the grounds of the complex a quantity of ganja was found and seized. In addition, a number of Immigration offences were detected during the operation; these will be investigated by the Immigration Department.
A second operation involving the police and HM Customs was carried out at an address in the West End area of Cayman Brac, resulting in the arrest of two more people. A 30-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both Cayman Brac residents, were arrested on suspicion of possession of ganja and consumption of a controlled drug. Both have been released on bail pending further investigations.
A third operation was carried out in Little Cayman by police and HM Customs. As a result, a 40-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of theft, possession of ganja and consumption of a controlled drug. The West Bay resident was transported to Grand Cayman for processing.
Additionally, police arrested a sixth suspect Monday at the airport on Cayman Brac. The 28-year-old was held on suspicion of possession of ganja, and released on station bail.
“The Sister Islands should not be seen as a soft or easy target for criminal behaviour,” said Area Commander, Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay. “We will not tolerate crime in either Cayman Brac or Little Cayman and all those involved in illegal activity should be aware of this.
If you come here thinking you can get away with it, think again.”
Mr Kay also said that the involvement of officers from the Drugs Task Force in Grand Cayman should not go unnoticed.
“Even though we are separated by water, we have full access to all available resources in Grand Cayman and work hand in hand on tackling crime and disorder,” he said.
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