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UPDATE: Man charged after stop-and-check operation
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed the arrest and subsequent charging of a 28-year-old man following an intelligence-led, stop-and-check operation, on Friday, August 23, 2024, which was part of a concerted effort to address recent incidents of public disorder.
3 firearms, large cache of ammo recovered in Purcell Estate; Man on bail arrested
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man who is out on bail was arrested and three firearms, along with ammunition, were recovered in Purcell Estate on Saturday night, August 24, 2024, when the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continued its special operation, conducting intelligence-led stop and checks, targeted patrols, and searches in designated hotspots.
16 firearms & 3 tonnes of cocaine seized by police for 2023- Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting the need for every law-abiding citizen to play their part in tackling the drugs trade, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said Police have assessed that the four murders committed this year are linked to that trade and/or organised criminal groups.
22-year-old man charged for prohibited weapon & ammo
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police have charged a 22-year-old Carrot Bay man with having a prohibited weapon and ammunition after a search of his residence early yesterday, Wednesday, August 17, 2022, uncovered the illegal items.
21 illegal firearms seized in 2020- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI–In this year alone, 2020, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) seized 21 illegal firearms.
UPDATE: T’Quan Bodkin & Kenaz Hazel allegedly found with loaded firearm
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) first and accurately reported that two persons were recently held on separate occasions for possession of firearm, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has since released the names of the arrested men.
‘Weapons of war’ found in apartment of businessman, doctor & phone technician
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A businessman, a doctor and a phone technician have been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut after they were placed before the court on gun and drugs charges today, May 27, 2020.
RVIPF confiscates two illegal firearms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Scene of Crime Detectives are completing initial checks on two illegal firearms seized this past week before submitting the ballistics on both weapons for further forensic examination overseas.
This is the kind of firepower on the streets of the USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department says it’s working to get guns off the streets. Have a look of at least one of the weapons officers recovered in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands between Friday June 25 and Saturday June 26, 2016 (in photo).
Explosives found @ home of couple that killed 14 in california
BBC NEWS
The attackers who killed 14 people and wounded 21 at a social services centre in California had an arsenal of weaponry in their home, police said.
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