Tag: drug crime
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 […]
Cop remains at work after testing positive for ganja
(CNS): A serving police officer who tested positive for cannabis in a mandatory drug screening test on 21 October remains on the job and has not been arrested as an inquiry is underway, officials from the RCIPS have confirmed. While he was “removed from front-line duties” and stopped from driving police vehicles, he remains in […]
Cops seize ganja hauls found in GT and Brac
(CNS): RCIPS officers have seized over 165lbs of ganja after finding two separate hidden hauls, one on Grand Cayman and the other on Cayman Brac. The police were called out to South Church Street in George Town around 6:15pm Sunday after some suspicious packages were found at the location. On arrival, police recovered several large […]
Suspect dealers arrested after North Side bust
(CNS): Two men, aged 29 and 31, from North Side, were arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine with intent to supply on Monday, following a drug bust by the RCIPS at a house off Frank Sound Road in North Side. The arrest followed a search under the Misuse of Drugs Act where officers found […]
Cocaine washes up on Cayman Brac shore
(CNS): The police collected an undisclosed quantity of cocaine on Saturday after “a number of packages” washed up on the shoreline in the Bight area of Cayman Brac. The packages were recovered at around 7:30pm, after which officers conducted an extensive search in the area and maintained watch on the location until the police helicopter […]
Suspected drug dealer charged, second man bailed
(CNS): A 49-year-old man has been charged with three counts of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply and remanded in custody, and a 36-year-old man has been released on police bail following their arrest last week. Police conducted a raid last Tuesday, 16 August, at a house in North Sound Estates, Bodden […]
300lbs ganja seized in Bodden Town, 4 men charged
(CNS): During a drug raid at three different premises in Bodden Town on Tuesday, police officers seized over 300lbs of ganja and have now charged four men for drug-related offences. The RCIPS said that during a proactive operation under the Misuse of Drugs Act, in addition to the ganja, they seized drug utensils and a […]
