The Royal Turks & Caicos Police were kept busy this weekend with Illegal Fishing to Drug Arrest in the TCI over the weekend.
In Grand Turk, on Saturday (13 October 2012), the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Marine Branch working in conjunction with the Police Airwing intercepted an illegal fishing Vessel name “Aguila Blanco” (White Eagle) of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
The Fishing vessel was within the Fisheries limit of the Turks and Caicos Islands and had onboard a quantity of fish . The vessel had a crew of 12 along with a captain.
The vessel along with crew members were escorted to South Dock on Grand Turk, where members of the crew were taken to the Grand Turk Police station for questioning and detention while futher investigation can be carried out.
According to Assistant Superintendant Pascal Bacchus – Officer in Charge fo the Marine Branch – “Poaching is illegal, persons must have the relevant licence to fish in the waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands. This licence can be obtain from the Department of Environmental and Martime Affairs (DEMA).”
Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police investigators are working in concert with officers from DEMA in the futhering of this investigation.
The men were charged and will be sentenced by the magistrate at 2pm today October 16th, 2012.
Meanwhile,
In Providenciales, on Sunday (14 October 2012), a 49 year old male, scheduled to travel to the Bahamas was arrested for possession of cocaine.
The man while being searched by Security officers at the Providenciales International was found to be in possession of a quantity of white substance which is suspected to be Cocaine.
The man was then taken to the Providenciales Police Station for further investigations. The investigation is continuing
Finally over the weekend, on Saturday (13 October 2012), The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police responded to a complaint of a Hit and Run Accident.
During a car show in the parking lot of Automotive Art located on the Leeward Highway a vehicle entered the parking and began driving in what was reported to be an aggressive, dangerous manner. The vehicle struck a vehicle participating in the Car show and then in attempt to flee the area struck three bystanders who sustained serious injuries.
The suspect vehicle is described as a white Nissan 300 Z car.
According to Police Sergeant Glinton, “A person who drives their vehicle in a such a manner, where members of the public are gathered, is expressing a don’t care attitude in regards to how dangerous this type of driving is”
“It is a serious offence and imagine how tragic the scene could have been as a result of this person’s reckless driving.”
Three of the bystanders hit during the incident were taken to the hospital where two were later released. The third person remains in hospital in stable condition.
The driver of the said vehicle remains at large and the police are seeking the assistance of the public to find him.
Anyone who may have heard or seen anything is asked to call the police at 911 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-8477. Tips can also be left in English, French or Spanish atwww.crimestoppers.tcor by becoming a friend of Crimestoppers TCI on Facebook.
