Dominica: Rayburn Blackmoore, the Minister of National Security for the Commonwealth of Dominica, in a recent statement mentioned about the approach of the government against the crime. He also praised the dedication and hard work of the Dominica Police Force to stop criminal activities in the nation, in the process of which they seized cocaine and other drugs in the island country.
In his statement, Rayburn Blackmoore mentioned about the recent seizure of a quantity of Cocaine stock around the value of over thirty six million dollars on the streets in this current month. He mentioned the excellent works as an extraordinary cocaine bust.
As per the reports, the teams of police officers under the guidance of Acting Police Chief Davidson Valerie brought results by seizing 696.82 kilograms or 1,533 pounds of cocaine at Cabana Marigot on Wednesday, 03 April. The discovery was conducted from a vessel named La-mere Fatal after a breach was noticed on Cabana Beach in Marigot. The value was said to be around $18,616,870.25 East Caribbean Dollars.
Minister Rayburn Blackmoore said in his statement, “The extraordinary cocaine bust over the past few weeks with a street value of over thirty six million dollars is the biggest we have seen today in the police force history. This was as a result of excellent police work and the police officers of the Dominica Police Force must be highly commended.”
He also mentioned about the other seizures made in the nation. He highlighted one of the brave works of the police department and related authorities in which took place on Friday, 12 April. In the operation, the police officers on duty recovered another 696.36 kilograms or 1,532 pounds of cocaine stock with thirty seven pounds of cannabis.
The seizure of the illegal possessions he mentioned was found in the region of the Castle Bruce area in Dominica. The street value of all the possession was calculated as around $18,801,720 East Caribbean Dollars of cocaine and $74,000 East Caribbean Dollars of the cannabis.
Rayburn Blackmoore mentioned in his words that the government is working with the aim of making the nation crime free and that is the reason for the strict and required actions. He said that the police department would get all the support and needed resources to eliminate the criminals and the crimes from the nation of Dominica.