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Police find marijuana, loaded handgun in home raid

-as part of investigations for spate of robberies
September 12th, 2020 | Tags: crime arrest RVIPF police Robbery investigations
Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) during a home raid last evening, Friday, September 11, 2020, have discovered a Glock 26 handgun with two live rounds of bullets. Photo: Team of Reporters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have discovered a Glock 26 handgun with two live rounds of bullets during a home raid last evening, Friday, September 11, 2020.

Sources say the cops were at the time investigating leads relating to a series of robberies in the territory over the past week.

The discovery comes after four men were taken into custody with three of them arrested from along Main Street and one from the Crabbe Lot community aka ‘Ghetto’.

130grams of marijuana found 

Following the arrest, police secured a search warrant to execute the search of the home of two of the men, leading to the discovery of the loaded gun among other items of interest.

Cops also seized 130grams of marijuana and two men were charged with possession of illegal drugs with intent to supply.

Our news centre will bring details as police investigations continue.

34 Responses to “Police find marijuana, loaded handgun in home raid”

  • Stppeeesss (12/09/2020, 15:34) Like (21) Dislike (27) Reply
    Go find Shorty killer leave the weed alone.
    Petty , the Gun is good work but the weed let that go cause you all growing weed in Parí legal
    • Not a week yet (12/09/2020, 16:43) Like (5) Dislike (6) Reply
      Take it easy. A good week has not pastas yet and we done crying to find his murderer/s.
      We all are sadden about shorty demise but to expect that the case will solved over night that will be hard.

      Every thing takes time my people. Tracking calls means having to get call log from his phone carrier and such. Which in its self takes time.

      Watch forensic files and see if the does solve the crime in a week.

      • 48 hours (13/09/2020, 03:50) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
        You ever watched the first 48?

        If they dont have leads on the murder now... it’ll be a slim chance they’ll find the killer
        • @48hrs (13/09/2020, 20:35) Like (2) Dislike (10) Reply
          You’re so right. Here in the BVI, I could be a second after the killing they wouldn’t find the color. The killing could happen right infront their face and police wouldn’t be able to solve it smh
      • Citizen (13/09/2020, 06:13) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        48 hours is the target !
    • Road Town Rebel. (14/09/2020, 07:36) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
      Maybe, just maybe, the weed caused shorty death. Just maybe.
  • Marijuana ?! (12/09/2020, 15:45) Like (28) Dislike (26) Reply
    Marijuana ?! Who cares if y’all find marijuana that should of been legal to the public long time ! So idc if they had 1000lbs of it, nothing can change the fact that it’s a plant, a herb, a natural part of the environment
  • cgb (12/09/2020, 16:13) Like (15) Dislike (10) Reply
    TIme to find shorty killer and stop with these petty things
  • lol (12/09/2020, 16:23) Like (8) Dislike (5) Reply
    Police found gun and marijuana. The DPp's office will say no evidence. What sense it makes to arrest these punks.?
  • Police west end (12/09/2020, 16:26) Like (10) Dislike (22) Reply
    The police is a joke and Mathews is more public relations than action
  • Local (12/09/2020, 16:30) Like (34) Dislike (5) Reply
    Every comment so far is about leaving mariguana, I guess you all dint see the part about the loaded hand gun. What happen guns don't kill people?
    • more to come (18/09/2020, 14:41) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      The real queation, what happened to rhe other live rounds in that clip? Nobody starys out with 2 live rounds. I hope ballistics tie that firearm to additional crime scenes. We need to get these parasites off the street. Good job RVIPF. Don't worry about ametuer hour over here. They let anyome spout off.
  • Come on (12/09/2020, 16:39) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    it will be easier with your assistance
  • My input (12/09/2020, 17:00) Like (11) Dislike (3) Reply
    Dear Mr COP, I do wonder at times. When you all arrest someone who has a gun on them.

    Do you guys take these guns and fire them off to see if bullets match to previous committed crimes. If not you guys need to start do this. I am sure a lot more crimes will be solved this way
    • YES!!! (13/09/2020, 14:36) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      nice to see someone questioning because we only question our own people other such as police no questions, when police finds money who follows the path when large quantity of dope is found who follows the path or become of complexion we all think it is alright
  • y (12/09/2020, 17:10) Like (18) Dislike (3) Reply
    People in this place are so lowmidided that just don't care all for them self d same marijuana u all talking about sopose to be medical marijuana why should a gun involved it's time to stop the criticism about police officer that are doing their job that's one less gun off the street
  • K (12/09/2020, 17:15) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
    All of you keep saying go find shortly killer a lot of u darm well know that person is so do the officers a favour tell them how d killer or killers is and stop talking shit
    • @ K (13/09/2020, 20:39) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
      We will as soon as the police stop ratting out the informant to the public.
  • Hmmm (12/09/2020, 17:27) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    I am offering US$200,000 for the arrest and conviction of my friend Shorty killer or killers. He was a good man. This not going to go down easy with me until someone is found accountable and convicted.
  • vi (12/09/2020, 17:37) Like (8) Dislike (19) Reply
    The weed on the streets is what cussing the problems good job cops
  • Scotland Yard (12/09/2020, 17:58) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Only 2 rounds? Was the other used in the recent assassination!
  • Hmmmm (12/09/2020, 19:15) Like (10) Dislike (5) Reply
    other country police raid ur house and find a gun you will be put in jail for 3 year don't even have to go to court the bvi need some kind of system in place like that it have too much guns in the place
  • old (12/09/2020, 20:29) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
    Lots of people now, .How shorty killer is. But what goes around comes around.just a matter of time.My brother.
  • mmmmm (12/09/2020, 21:20) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply

    Orita diran que son inmigrante lo que tenian la pistola.

  • Cut deep (12/09/2020, 21:22) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    Oh no!! Why you’ll did that? Now the host of C** D**P will be pissed off for bothering her supporters . Look out for a post get the popcorn ready
  • @vi (12/09/2020, 22:54) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    you sound like a ass. Better you shut tf up
    • Cut deep (13/09/2020, 13:05) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      @Vi and you’ve proven to be one of her crew members. Defend your own.
  • Sammy (13/09/2020, 06:57) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    If you is a real man .You think before you do some thing like that.I do not think you have any children. A fool break his own heart. If you now the Bible.It is real.
  • 545 (13/09/2020, 09:37) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    We need good prosecutors . Those we have now are weak and arrogant. I have a case in court where I am a witness ; the prosecutor asked me if it is true the suspect indecently assaulted me? I said really. Since then I don't have any faith on this office. It is painful to see that you are a victim of a crime and the people that represent you don't believe the story just because the alleged offender maybe a family friend. Bias and prejudice are to words that characterize the DPp's office.
  • ... (13/09/2020, 09:57) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Isn’t there a way to tell when these weapons have been recently fired off? Maybe I watch too much TV- forensic police stuff.
  • old school (13/09/2020, 16:55) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    get serious about crime we have to much murderers live in this territory my goodness if we were 2 square miles bigger only God knows what will be going on. lack on enforcement is and will continue being the matter and when you open your mouth some think you against police you against this and you against that, but it takes people to commit crime. under malone & frazer our police were active with stop and search because the road ways can used for good and bad intentions if you are doing good; stop and search will not bother you as a good and upstanding resident. come on mr cop stop sitting on your backside waiting those phone calls. Once those active in crime know they will encounter standard police procedures things might change....to get dope and guns from point to point some freely using the public highways, when them done the killings the unprotected public highways is the route of escape: just as we develop better security for the sea water do so for the land...
    • Tin (14/09/2020, 06:20) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      Old school , your name is a perfect fit. You called two names , malone and Fraser. The two worse cop the force ever known in its history. Soon you might have a next one you shall see.
      • @ tin (14/09/2020, 19:44) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        worst than Mike or its because malone & fraser are home town: listen; we now have more armed police in the territory and the level of gun crimes gone out of control. It is simply a matter of opinion and maybe where you hailing from as a resident in this territory. My concern is the state of affairs in my BVI: prove me wrong when i taking about stopping and searching vehicle using the public highway on a regular basics because along came half/white Morris and put an end to stop $ search because to many non nationals were being search. You keep the faith Tin......
  • Lulu bell (13/09/2020, 21:13) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    MR Morris help me out why are there so many rentals on the road with heavily tinted glass ?


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