Border Control
Active patrols round up overstayers and criminals
(CNS): The police partnered with various other agencies earlier this month to round up criminals and overstayers in areas of George Town known for criminality. In an RCIPS ‘Week of Action’, the police arrested nine people and Customs and Border Control arrested twelve, including one person who had overstayed here illegally since 2020. The proactive […]
RCIPS, DoA seize 40 birds used for cock fighting
(CNS): The RCIPS officers and Department of Agriculture staff raided an address on Fig Tree Drive in Bodden Town on Friday, 31 January, and seized more than 40 birds, some of which had been used for cock fighting, police said. Officers also seized cock fighting paraphernalia, and one man was warned for intended prosecution for […]
80lbs of ganja seized at ORIA from two Canadians
(CNS): Over the last two weeks, Customs and Border Control (CBC) have seized just under 80lbs of ganja from two separate smugglers at Owen Roberts International Airport. Both were Canadian nationals, who are now on remand at HMP Northward and HMP Fairbanks. CBC officers stopped the first of the two on his arrival at the […]
Police on hunt for Brazilian men accused of theft
(CNS): The RCIPS and Customs and Border Control are asking the public to help them track down Vitor Domingo Valentini Dos Reis (33), who also goes by the name Marcio Vicente Rod Novaes, and Brenno Neves Florencio (25). The men, who are known to associate together, are both Brazilian nationals here on Grand Cayman as […]
New security body scanners installed at airports
(CNS): Customs and Border Control has installed new “state-of-the-art non-intrusive body scanners” to look for drugs and contraband at both Owen Roberts and Charles Kirkconnell airports to bolster national security and ensure the safety of residents and visitors. The scanners are designed to detect individuals attempting to smuggle illicit drugs and other illegal goods into […]
Cubans using CAL to get to mainland
(CNS): Cabinet has approved amendments to the Customs and Border Control (Visas, Entry and Landing) Regulations, 2019 to introduce in-transit visas for Cuban nationals. Statistics show that significant numbers of Cuban nationals are travelling through the Cayman Islands and onto mainland South or Central American countries on a return ticket but are not returning. Instead, […]
CBC investigates arrival of uncleared migrants on Brac
(CNS): Customs and Border Control Director Charles Clifford has confirmed that all five individuals who arrived on Cayman Brac yesterday aboard an undeclared sailing vessel are currently in the custody of his officers. Appearing on Radio Cayman on Wednesday, Clifford said the five people, including a baby girl, appear to be from different countries and […]
CBC denies arrest of detained Cuban protester
(CNS): A Cuban asylum seeker who was carried away by a group of Customs and Border Control officers during a small protest outside the government building on Tuesday was not arrested, and his temporary admission to Cayman has been reinstated. Around two dozen Cuban migrants staged an impromptu protest outside the government building because in […]
CBC arrests 26 at ORIA with drugs and guns
(CNS): In the two-month period between 15 December and 15 February, Customs and Border Control arrested 26 people at the Owen Roberts International Airport entering or exiting the Cayman Islands carrying drugs or weapons, plus one person for smoking on a plane. Officials said the interceptions, which included ganja, ecstasy, ammunition and guns, were based […]
Jamaicans arrested for illegal landing in Breakers
(CNS): Customs and Border Control arrested two Jamaican nationals, aged 33 and 40, who had reportedly landed in a boat on the Breakers shoreline in Bodden Town at the weekend. Police officers who were called to the area at around 7am on Sunday detained the two men, who appeared to be in good health. They […]
Migrants evacuated during fire at Fairbanks centre
(CNS): Police are investigating a fire at the Customs and Border Control Detention Centre at Fairbanks on Monday. CBC said it started at about 1:00pm and the eight migrants housed there were evacuated from the building while the Cayman Islands Fire Service extinguished the blaze.
