On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Drug Unit and Police Marine Unit conducted a joint land and sea operation from the Fond Bay (Malgretoute Beach) area to Praslin.
Officers attached to the Marine Unit observed suspicious patterns of a vessel and communicated with a land-based team, which resulted in the apprehension of two foreign nationals and a Saint Lucian National.
Officers attached to the Drug Unit engaged the occupants of a motorcar, after having observed its use of fraudulent plates.
The driver evaded arrest; however, the passengers were apprehended by officers.
A subsequent search of the vehicle and their persons, resulted in the seizure of a quantity of suspected cocaine, a .38 revolver with a magazine containing six (6) rounds of ammunition and a .380 pistol with a magazine containing twelve (12) rounds of ammunition.
Colombian National, Cesar Freyder Rodriguez Sanguino and Venezuelan National Victor Mannel Arzolay, were arrested by the team. They were subsequently charged with Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Drug to wit “Cocaine” and Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Supply.
The Police Marine Unit engaged the vessel on its return from making a landing. The captain Kenneth Flavien of Dennery, was arrested, after a search of the vessel resulted in the seizure of a quantity of cocaine.
He was arrested and formally charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug to wit “Cocaine” and Possession with Intent to Supply.
The operation resulted in the seizure of approximately five hundred and twenty-six kilograms (526kgs) of suspected cocaine. All arrested persons were remanded into custody at the Bordelais Correctional Facility, pending further case management.
Source: Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
Bail, bail, bail, and more bail, the human rights lawyers must be salivating!
526kgs of suspected cocaine, this story should prove to everyone that the island is under the control of the cartels.
What you all need to understand is that some St. Lucian citizens are collaborating with the foreign nationals all in the name of greed $$$$$$ without regard for self, family or country. The guns are coming in from everywhere by any means necessary with the help of your VERY OWN St. Lucian citizens…what a bunch of heartless individuals – engaging in illegal activity in order to get rich overnight – the blood of the victims are also on your hands and guess what – you too are in danger as well as your family. In addition, you are enabling addictions and gun violence in your very own community as well as in the entire island. Also, the life you save may be your own as this business is deadly on every level – no one involved in drug activity is safe – do the research.
Therefore, when you state that guns are not manufactured in St. Lucia you are correct. However, your very own citizens are engaging with the criminal elements from several other countries for $$$$$$$$$ – by assisting them left, right and center in bringing in drugs as well as firearms on island. Godspeed.
Charge, fine, incarcerate the foreigners to fit the crime and deport them a minute after serving time. The same goes to the local(s), but since you can’t deport him, roast the rat instead as a deterrent for other locals.
Yawnnnnnn…..slow news day! The entire east coast has airbnb and apartments being rented by Colombians and Venezuelans….dennery valley for example….so I hear!
I never thought I would live to see the day ST. LUCIA DIES. Yes St. Lucia is dead for me because I’ll never set foot there again. At this stage of my life I never travel alone; I just cannot risk spending good money for a vacation at places where our lives is in danger. I don’t care if you agree with me or not, because of the size and the population of the place, the only more dangerous place is Haiti, like it or not The place has been sold to the Devil since that Trini woman chose St. Lucia to conduct her international Witches Conference; we all knew it was getting a little bad, but come on now its gone way out. I commend the Police for doing a good job, but anyone can see that’s not the end of the story. I’ll keep observing and commenting on here as a loyal St. Lucian, but to visit – goodby.
Make drugs worthless by decriminalizing or legalizing it and overnight, most of the problems associated with the drug trade will be solved. Enforcement has failed to dampen the trade, it just makes the trade more profitable for the dealers. Since demand for the product will always be there, greater enforcement will just drive up the price to the benefit of the dealer. So in essence, the law is making them filthy rich and inadvertently the law is also responsible for the unbridled levels of crime associated with the trade. And the sad thing is the users get it anyway, so what’s the point. The day it is legalized, it becomes worthless and most of our crime problems will be solved.
CIP, open borders, porous borders, unenforced laws, weak penalties, lack of parental control, lack of opportunities, devil and material worshiping, incompetent public servants, bribery in public service, drugs and alcohol, envy, greed, hunger, weak investigative skills, moral decay, fear and deviation from the ALMIGHTY are all recipes for disaster !
These foreigners must be loaded. Please do not put them at the Babonneau police station. We all know what happens there once the criminals show these petty cops a little money.
@Lucian November 23, 2024 At 2:18 am
Ding! Ding! Ding! Legalise it and tax it. The amount of strain on the public purse caused by fighting this scourge is immense. Claw some of it back.
Doom. You definitely got it right. Everything is wrong in this country. Just take a look at the shitty of Castries: a run down slum and the authorities refuse to do anything about it.
What ! No Jamaicans ?? Oh my let’s all pretend this is the first time this scenario is played out in St Lucia…..a Colombian and Venezuelan came to our little hidden kingdom to “do business “ or “collect $$$ for good delivered but not paid upon receipt “ we all know too well how that usually plays out in these Himalayas….going back to the Gory days…..some of us are just great pretenders AS IF WE DONT KNOW . To the FOX St Lucia love it or leave it, stay the hell where you are and don’t come back here nobody will miss you. @ Doom…..hardy har har WHATEVER…. You are still alive aren’t you ?… if it’s too much for you go rest in eternal peace that always a second choice, mine is I rather see another day of sunshine anytime.
@The FOX and Doom you are both correct. Whoever wants to disagree so be it …the reality is TRUTH….let those who believe otherwise continue in DENIAL even when the writing is clearly on the wall…TRUTH PREVAILS everytime.
There are some folk who also believe that fire does not burn ..🔥 👋 👋
To those who want to pay mortgage overnight by not screening and vetting individuals and renting Airbnb for Tom, Dick and Harry from Venezuela or wherever please know that you are also playing a very dangerous game. I don’t need to tell you the consequences of witnessing drug activity/transaction or evidence of same…if you have common sense do the math…huh
A room or apartment can also become contaminated when drugs are packaged there, especially if proper handling and cleaning procedures are not followed, as drug residue can be left on surfaces, in the air, and even on packaging materials, potentially contaminating the entire room and surrounding areas.
Those Air BNB rental rooms, villas houses ect should be held accountable if they are harboring drug slingers and money drug launderers..who’s checking into Air BNBs!,and better surveillance…,, ! That’s some interesting ship….@George…..wow! Smmfh
Some lucians are doing anything excluding Selling their soul and their entire families to the devil in the name of I have this and I have that, what a mess?
Did you say 526 kilos of cocaine? You mean that’s how it is in St.Lucia? How do St.Lucians afford a cocaine habit? Maybe the drugs were intended to be forwarded to another country. I simply cannot fathom that much cocaine in St. Lucian neighborhoods.