By the Observer staff
(Basseterre, St. Kitts) – Law enforcement spent another weekend executing warrants and conducting search operations, results in several arrests and drug and weapons seizures.
“The (Commissioner of Police Austin Williams), since he has taken over, said the men will be on the offensive,” Inspector Cromwell Henry of the Royal St. Kitts-Nevis Police said.
“We will keep the pressure on the criminals,” he said. “We will not allow them to regroup.”
The Security Forces executed search warrants on a number of premises on Friday, March 14, for controlled drugs, arms and ammunition in the Basseterre and Molyneaux area.
Officials discovered a quantity of cannabis at the home of Rueben Govia of Molyneaux and 90 marijuana plants growing on the premises of Sylvester Lee of Upper Fiennes Avenue. The drugs were taken into police custody and charges will be laid against Mr. Govia and Mr. Lee respectively.
Also on March 14, police conducted operations in the Mansion area on for controlled drugs, arms and ammunition and uprooted 64 marijuana plants that were found growing in an abandoned house at Long Alley. The plants, which range in height from seedlings to one foot, were taken into police custody. No one was made answerable for the find.
Several young men were stopped and searched when police conducted routine stop and search operations on March 14 in the Old Road area. Although nothing illegal was found in the possession of these men, a quantity of marijuana was found in a container nearby and taken into police custody. No one was held accountable for the find.
On Sunday, March 16, police conducted search operations in the Basseterre area for controlled drugs, arms and ammunitions. A number of vehicles were stopped and searched as well as abandoned houses at Fort Thomas Road and Ponds Pasture.
A group of young men, who were in the abandoned house at Ponds Pasture, was also searched. Keon Fyfield of Taylor’s Village, who was at the house, was searched and one .38 revolver and five rounds of ammunition was found in his pocket.
The weapon, and ammunition were taken into police custody, and Fyfield was arrested and charged for possession of firearm and ammunition.
This is the nineth firearm seized for 2008.
Operations were also conducted in the Lower Monkey Hill area on March 16 for controlled drugs, arms and ammunition and a total of 161 marijuana plants were found growing on a parcel of land. The plants, which range in height from seedlings to two feet in height were uprooted and taken into police custody. No one was made answerable for the find.
