Fishermen find drugs at 12 Mile Bank
(CNS): Police have recovered another major haul of drugs after fishermen discovered a package in the ocean at the popular local fishing spot 12 Mile Bank, some three miles off North West Point. The fishermen found and reported the contraband to police last Wednesday, the police reported in a press release Monday. The haul contained 23 wrapped packages of cocaine, like the drugs found earlier this month on an East End beach with a similar estimated street value of around $350,000.
Drugs found at 12 Mile Bank, 26 April 2015
The RCIPS Joint Marine Unit responded to the location where the men had found the drugs and, having examined the package, they took possession of the individually wrapped packages, which police suspect is cocaine. The packages were brought to shore, photographed and examined forensically.
Detective Superintendent Robert Scotland of the Drugs and Serious Crime Task Force said that the RCIPS was now talking to US agencies regarding the latest major haul
“There is no evidence at this time to connect the drugs found near the 12 Mile Bank with those found in East End on Saturday 11 April,” the officer stated. “However US Law Enforcement were notified of the recent finds and the information was shared, with a view of identifying possible origins and destinations.”
The parcels found in East End and 12 Mile Bank were both destroyed by incinerator late last week, the police said, adding that the two hauls combined represented a street value of around CI$700,000.
The police commended the fishermen and the beach walkers who had found these packages for the responsible manner in which they acted by reporting the finds to the authorities and helping to keep the illegal drugs off the streets of the Cayman Islands.
I still don’t understand how the 12 mile bank find of the drugs could have been destroyed late last week , and where is this incinerator located ? I think that the destruction of the drugs should be done publicly so that everyone can see your transparency .
Oh its “destroyed ” I’m sure…..one rock at a time.
Good job guys- that was the right thing to do. We each have our part to do to keep Cayman free of drugs because you never know whose hands it could end up in, could be one of your kids or grandkids.
Bryce?
Where’s the lol button when you need it??!!!