Police seize ammunition from cruise ship passenger
File photo: Not the exact cruise ship vessel mentioned in the article.
The BVI police have seized a round of ammunition recently discovered in the luggage of a cruise ship passenger during a security screening aboard a vessel recently docked at the Tortola Pier Park.
BVI News understands that the single round was found by an onboard security officer who searched the passenger’s bag. The BVI police were called to the scene to recover the ammunition and do further investigation.
It’s reported that the passenger told the authorities that she is a US Border Protection officer who is legally permitted to carry a firearm in the US. However, she admitted that she was unaware the round was still in the bag when she travelled to the BVI.
The police allegedly warned the passenger that it’s illegal to have ammunition in the territory without the appropriate licence. After the caution from police, the woman was released and the ammunition was taken into custody.
In the meantime, our sources say local authorities also contacted the US Border Protection authorities who confirmed that the passenger was indeed an employee of their agency.
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So how come if you get caught at the cruise pier with ammunition it’s a slap on the wrist, but you get caught at the airport it’s arrest and fine
@hmmmm- Regardless of where her story matches the truth and the same result would have happened. A licensed to carry officer had a firearm or ammunition and was traveling – the security found it and called the police _ the police did their research made the phone calls and confirmed she’s telling the truth. She got a warning they kept the ammunition and she was continue to go. Sounds fair to me.
Complexion, nationality, tourism did not matter???
@Humm
So what you wanted to happen to that tourist? The lady told police she is a US Border Security Office, she is liscenced to carry a fire arm, and negligently left the fire arm in her bag. RIVP checked her story and she was proved to be telling the truth. How do you think the BVI would have looked on the global stage if that officer was jailed? Nature’s Little Secrets with its glowing hospitality claims being unnecessarily brutal? We depend on tourism which is a fragile twin piĺlar of our economy, so we have to be careful what the global community think of us.
I agree with your thoughts here! The police have authority to uphold the law but with due diligence and discretion they don’t have to apply the law to the full extent. They saw no threat here and that’s why they let her go with a warning.
You don’t just forget a firearm in a bag and then take it on a cruise ship. People acting like this is some sort of normal thing. You wouldn’t take a gun and ammo on a plane cause you have to go through metal detectors. And people wonder where these guns and ammo are coming from.
did they pay the ammunition fee?
Their name is the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), not the BVI Police..
They learned from the Turks and Caicos Islands. They arrested some tourists for a similar situation but had to back down when the US Government came knocking on their door. We also have this issue with the USVI going on so we may want to be careful about how many fights we pick at once. The US government also said they intend to crack down on companies operating in the BVI that are facilitating a middle east country in particular. It could all come crashing down for us. Two good examples would be Venezuela and Cuba. We are a small fry in the grander scheme of things. I suggest we thread lightly.
We under UK
So are they…. lol
aya always hating on the u.k but want their protection when it suit you
How did she get it on the ship ?
I am 100% sure the offender was white.