Due to the ongoing investigation we are not going into specifics. Police arrested two females) on Tuesday evening. During the mid-day hours one of the arrested ladies was released.
On Thursday during the morning hours one male resident came to the Police Headquarters in Philipsburg and was arrested by police and charged for above mentioned offences. The suspects among other had three rooms available for growing and processing the marihuana plants. They had also put a cooling system in place to maintain the room with sufficient heat (light system) and a portable electrical device if in case GEBE electricity supply should cut off, they still could keep their business going without interruption. Also the fire department was called to assist in this operation. The press would be assisted at the different scene when these situation take place by the Zero Tolerance as soon as the time and the situation permits. The solving of the case for the Police always comes first. Continue to support your local Police, continue to inform us about criminal offences that are taking place in your area and surrounding, only together as a team we can combat crime on St. Maarten.
Operation Trust 2 was also busy with traffic controls on the Brouwers road in the vicinity of the round-about on Wednesday during the evening hours. In the process 12 persons without having legal documents in their possession were picked up, 52 persons were fined and 10 cars and 1 scooter were taken off the road (impounded) for lack of valid documents. Similar controls like these would continue as the police tries to make St. Maarten a safer place .(Be mindfull this operation is a combination of mainly the St. Maarten Zero Tolerance team with assistance of the Curacao Police, the Customs and the VKS.
