Tag: drug crime
Man in custody for bike theft and drug charges
(CNS): A 52-year-old man from West Bay was remanded in custody after he appeared in court Monday charged with theft, criminal trespass, interfering with a vehicle and possession of cocaine in relation to a number of incidents. According to the RCIPS, on 7 September police officers found a stolen bicycle at an abandoned address in […]
Burglary suspect charged over GT break-ins
(CNS): A 42-year-old man from George Town has been charged with two counts of burglary and was expected in court Tuesday. The police found about two and a half pounds of ganja in his possession when he was picked up in West Bay on Saturday, so he is also likely to be charged with drug […]
AK-47, handgun and ganja found by police on patrol
(CNS): Four people have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after the action of police officers on patrol in George Town on Monday afternoon led to the seizure of an AK-47 assault rifle and magazine along with a large quantity of AK-47 ammunition, a 9mm handgun with a loaded extended magazine and over 100lbs […]
RCIPS maintains targeted anti-crime patrols
(CNS): Police were out and about at the weekend, undertaking high-profile patrols and targeted operations in vulnerable areas in response to the recent spike in robberies. Several operations and vehicle checks were carried out between Friday, 21 July, and Sunday, 23 July, but no more robbery suspects have been arrested.
Increasing tenant density stirs up concerns
(CNS): RCIPS Community Officers have been working with the residents of Windsor Park to address community concerns about derelict vehicles, illegal parking, stray dogs, drug dealing and anti-social behaviour. Police said the increase in multi-tenant housing means more cars and very little parking, which is leading to headaches for residents. These issues have been causing […]
Brac man jailed for multiple drug charges
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from Cayman Brac has been jailed for 21 months and faces a further two-year suspended sentence once released from prison. The man was convicted of 21 offences over a two-year period, relating largely to drug possession, drug supply and assaults on police officers.
68kg of cocaine washes ashore in one month
(CNS): Between 22 May and 21 June, RCIPS officers responded to six reports of people finding packages, each filled with about 1kg of cocaine, that washed ashore on all three Cayman Islands and recovered 68kg in total. Two single packages were found on Little Cayman on 22 and 25 May, and another package washed up […]
Couple face drug charges after gun fired in WB
(CNS): A 21-year-old man from West Bay and a 23-year-old woman from George Town were charged with assault and drug offences after a gun was reportedly brandished and fired during an altercation at a residence off Bonneville Drive in West Bay earlier this month. Police searched the home where the man and woman were arrested […]
Two men arrested on Cayman Brac for drug crimes
(CNS): RCIPS officers on Cayman Brac have arrested two men over the last week who were either selling or using drugs. The two Brac residents, both in their 40s, were arrested on two separate occasions, one accused of selling drugs and the other on suspicion of using cocaine outside a bar. Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay, […]
Fugitive faces additional charges after arrest
(CNS): Ronald Ernesto Swaby (28), who was wanted by police after he jumped bail, was arrested on Sunday and remanded in custody. He fled following a conviction for possession of an imitation gun with intent, but is now also facing drug-related offences and a number of breaches of court orders. RCIPS officers tracked him down […]
Brac suspects charged with burglary
(CNS): Two men and one woman have now been charged with burglary in relation to a recent crime spree on Cayman Brac. Another man has also been charged on the Brac in relation to a number of violent offences. Police said that the three burglary suspects, two 31-year-old men and a 46-year-old woman, were transported […]
