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Police arrest multiple suspects, including minors, in major operation

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Information reaching BVI News indicates that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) conducted a major operation on Wednesday, resulting in the arrest of several individuals, including minors.

BVI News understands that the suspects are currently being held on suspicion of robbery and firearm-related offences.

Highly placed sources informed our news centre that the individuals were detained, and their homes were searched, with a firearm recovered in at least one instance.

The exact number and identities of the suspects remain unclear. However, sources say at least three of them are minors, with one reportedly around 14 years old.

It is not yet confirmed whether any of the individuals have been charged.

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  1. REAL says:

    DETAINED AND HOUSE SEARCHED BUT ONLY 1 FIREARM RECOVERD SO WHO COMPENSATES THE INNOCENT AFTER U TREAT ME THEM LIKE THAT AND COME UP EMPTY WHATS DONE JUST RELEASED AFTER

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    • REAL says:

      1 gun – 20 years prison
      2 guns – 40 years prison
      3 guns – life

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    • Second Look says:

      They may not have found a gun but they were connected to the life and there was reasonable suspicion. Good job police.

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    • Really??!! says:

      So how else are they going to find something if they don’t search. You do realize that in most instances when a person is questioned in relation to something illegal, they are not going to fess up. I’m sure in select few cases you may have one or two admitting guilt but otherwise you have to put in the effort to actually get any info from them. Tortola seems to be an island where people like to keep dirty secrets and confirm to the script that snitches get stitches. So, I agree with the cops searching out who they have to (within reason and the law) to get to the bottom of criminal activity even if it makes some uncomfortable.

      PS: There must be some reason(s) that these houses were searched and not just selected out of thin air.

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    • @Real says:

      Moomoo. Just because nothing was found, it does not mean they are innocent. Some people are better at hiding things than others.

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      • REAL says:

        ALL YALL SOUND SO STUPID UNTIL THAT SAME ROUTINE COMES AT YOUR DOORSTEP SET A SLAVES WITH NO COMMON SENSE I ASKED WHATS DONE FOR THE INNOCENT NOT BECAUSE U ASSOCIATE MEANS U HAVE KNOWLEDGE OR INVOLVED WITH WHATEVER THE OTHER IS DOING THE IGNORANCE OF YOUR COMMENTS PROVES ME CORRECT

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    • Really? says:

      Wake up! The arrests were not made purely because of firearms. The article clearly states “…currently being held on suspicion of ROBBERY and firearm-related offences.

  2. Step it up says:

    People are too comfortable with guns in our society. The law needs to be more harsh on these criminals.

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  3. -- says:

    a lot of robbery incidents happening, be vigilant in your homes and community. they are targeting people at banks and following them home.

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  4. Justice system says:

    Just start dishing out maximum sentences to anybody found with an illegal firearm or ammunition. It don’t matter who you for or where you from. The maximums need increasing as well. Find ways to charge minors as adults specifically for firearm related offenses cause if a minor shoot you you’re not any less injured or less dead because it was a minor. There needs to be a clear message that if we catch you with a gun your life properly screwed henceforth. Mandatory deportation with no exceptions to any expat get caught up in any gun related anything. Revoke Belonger status without exception to them who got.

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  5. easter time says:

    they will get bail and be rdy to attend easter festival to hear our local rappers sing to them about fast life, violence, drugs and gangs with their big gucci chain on flashing in the youths face lol

    then our invited overseas artist will show up and sing more to them about sex drugs gangs violence and drugs

    rinse and repeat

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  6. Customs working says:

    RVIPF in the news again for positive things!

    customs working? yall not in the news… where all these guns and drugs coming in here so easliy? only police working to find them?

    did the guns fly in on our local flights and walked thru the gates? wya customs???

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    • Jurisdiction says:

      for BVI border security is the POLICE since 2023. HMS Customs jurisdiction is only inspecting and collecting duty, wharfage, etc. on inbound cargo from ships, ferries and airplanes.

  7. Hmm says:

    I don’t know how many of you remember justice redhead. God rest his soul. We need another judge with his type of energy in these times. Zero leniency or consideration you getting the full thing.

  8. @REAL says:

    WIGO bOI WHY DON’T YOU STAY ON YOUR RACIST YELLO SITE, THEY MAY BE YOUR FRIENDS , THEY NEED TO VHECK THEIR BLOOD TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE ON , AS SOME OF THEIR PARENTS IS EITHER HIDING SECRETS OR BEIN FOOLED BY THESE INTELLIGENT YOUTHS WHO ARE GETTING HOOKED ON DRUGS WITH BEING AWARE OF IT , SO THEY HAVE TO FEED THE HABIT , AND THEY WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES ,AND I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE , ( PARENTS IF YOU REALLY LOVE AND CARE ABOUT YOUR KIDS , HAVE THEM DO A BLOOD TEST , SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE SUPPRISED AT WHAT MIGHT BE IN THEIR SYSTEM/ YOU CANNOT MONITER THEM ( 24/ 7 ) SO YOU WON’T KNOW OF WHERE THEY ARE AND WHO THEY HANGING OUT WITH AND WHAT THEY ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH

  9. 2 cents says:

    Way the pictures… we living with criminals

    • @ 2 CENTS says:

      THE EXCUSE IS ” THEY ARE MINORS ” THRM SAME MINORS, IS WHO HAVE YHE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPONS ON THE STREETS , AND THEY AINT AFRAID TO FLEX OFF THEMSELVES ON ANYBODY ,( AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO BELIEVE ME , WHEN THEM WANNABE GANSTERS START FLEXING OFF THEMSELVES , OR FLIP OUT JUST GET IN THEIR WAY , AND SEE IF YOU BULLIT PROOF , AND THAT SAME CRIMINAL WILL BE CHARGED AS A ( MINOR ) THATS AN INVITATION FOR STREET JUSTICE , BECAUSE IF YOU FEEL YOU YOU ARE MAN ENOUGH TO PLAY A MAN AND START KILLING PEOPLE , THEN YOU SHOULD BE CHARGED AS A MAN , BUT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SOME PLACE ELSE , SO SOON ITS GOING YO AN EY FOR AN / WE ACTING LIKE THE PLACE WAS HEAVEN , BEFORE VYBES KARTEL CAME HERE, WE GOT YO FACE REALITY AND STOP POINTING OUR FIN6 IN THE WRONG DIRECTION / IT AIN’T WORKING .

  10. Too conpromising says:

    We compromise too much
    Oh it is my cousin
    Oh it is my auntie son
    Oh is is my grandfather brother
    Oh we are cousins
    Oh we are brothers and sisters children
    We go up together as great friends
    And the list goes on

    Little consequence for wrong doing !!!
    Hush ! Hush ! Society
    Nature little Secret
    Dont snitch
    This is why we are at this point and there is more to come

  11. Trump for 1Day says:

    Seedlings of the low hanging fruits
    planted in these VI to cover the illegal international doings by the big shots with big houses etc
    Young black males with ties to the CARICO
    M.
    Ease our pain..Change the demographics to include those places and people’s with less to zero propensity for committing crimes.
    Simply look at the countries’ statistics and choose accordingly..that is in accordance with the opposite that us now given preference ..hence the swarm of undesirables in our country.
    An easy fix via deportation ,moratorium on entries from specific countries …

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