“Officers found in their possession $4,300 in US counterfeit money. The money was in $10 and $50 denominations,” said Police Liaison Officer Insp Walter Evans. <\/p>\n
Police reports indicated that around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Officers stationed at the airport nabbed the Jamaican men, shortly after their arrival at New Providence from Jamaica.<\/p>\n
Both men, who reportedly are in their early-30s, are presently in police custody and the authorities said the culprits could be formally charged as early as next week.<\/p>\n
Police added that this is not an isolated case. Officers from the Cable Beach Police Station reportedly recently arrested a Jamaican female after she had been caught with a large sum of US counterfeit money.<\/p>\n
“We recently had a case, where a Jamaican female was arrested at a Cable Beach hotel after she was caught with $10,000 in US counterfeit money in her possession,” said Inspector Evans.<\/p>\n
Police believe apprehension of the two Jamaican men is proof of the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s commitment to eradicate crime in all forms.<\/p>\n
In another police report, several illegal immigrants were taken into custody on Thursday.<\/p>\n
During Operation Quiet Storm on Thursday night, a team of officers performing random checks and searches apprehended the seven illegal immigrants. Reports indicate they are being held at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.<\/p>\n
The detainees are two Haitian men and two Haitian women, two Peruvian women and one Jamaican woman.<\/p>\n
In recent media reports, the Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training, Shane Gibson, warned illegal immigrants in the country. He said the government is committed to bringing them to justice.<\/p>\n
Police said the apprehension of illegal immigrants during the raids proves the Force is actively involved in helping the country to combat its illegal immigration problem.<\/p>\n
By: LaShonne Outten, The Nassau Guardian<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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