Tag: drug crime
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 […]
Illegal drug use in Cayman changing, warn police
(CNS): While the bulk of illegal drugs being smuggled into the Cayman Islands is still ganja, the police are seeing an increase in different types of illicit drugs on the local streets, including cocaine, opioids and illegal pharmaceuticals, the RCIPS management has said. The police are particularly concerned about the emergence of fentanyl, the potent […]
One man charged in jewellery shop robbery
(CNS): Only one of three men arrested this week in connection with an armed smash and grab at a jewellery store on the waterfront has been charged in connection with the robbery. The 27-year-old George Town man was charged with robbery and aggravated burglary, as well as the possession and consumption of ganja. A second […]
UK’s NCA to keep ‘dirty gold’ moved through Cayman
(CNS): Over 100kg of gold worth an estimated £4 million that was moved through the Cayman Islands in 2019 has been claimed by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). The collection of gold bars was destined for Switzerland via Heathrow after it left Cayman in two shipments that had arrived here on a private jet […]
Cops find full-face mask during vehicle stop
(CNS): Three men, all aged 20, have been arrested and are currently in police custody after the RCIPS Firearms Response Unit conducted a stop and search in Prospect on Tuesday afternoon, 20 December. Police have not said whether or not they believe the men are connected to the current spree of robberies but stated that […]
