Jamaican & Guyanese held for alleged firearm possession
The driver David Cummings, 44, a female passenger Lynette Sommersell, 56, and the vehicle were searched and a 9mm pistol with eight rounds of ammunition was found hidden in the vehicle.
Cummings, a native of Jamaica, and Sommersell, a native of Guyana, residing in Road Town were both subsequently charged with carrying an unlicenced firearm as well as unlawful possession of ammunition.
According to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in a press release today, November 4, 2021, the two accused will appear in the Magistrate’s Court at its next available sitting.
2nd firearm seizure in a month
This is the second firearm seizure made in the last month and the third seizure of ammunition.
On October 15, 2021 a search warrant was executed on a home in Baughers Bay and a loaded firearm with a magazine and seven rounds of ammunition were uncovered. Charges are pending in this matter.
In an unrelated matter, on October 12, 2021, a search executed on a premise at Palestina Estate uncovered three rounds of ammunition. Omari Roberts, 25, was subsequently charged with unlawful possession of ammunition in this matter.
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You cannot be in another country with illegal activities.
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