Philipsburg;-- Members of "Operation Trust II" along with officers of the Immigration Department ,Customs and V.K.S. went to Well road in the Cole Bay area to conduct an immigration raid on Tuesday evening.
During this raid several persons took off running to avoid being captured by immigration in connection with their status on the island. Among the persons that took off running was a man of Dominican nationality that goes by the name "Raul". While fleeing from the area he jumped into the neighbors' yard and was bitten quite seriously by the neighbor's dog. 
However he managed to escape. During a search by the police officers in the apartment, in which Raul lives to see if there were any other illegal persons staying there, quite a number of electronic goods, such as car stereo's and speakers, computer screens, printers photo cameras, watches were found. These items seem to be stolen items. Also a considerable amount of cocaine, drug paraphernalia and equipment and special self manufactured tools for preparing of "bolitas" were found. All items were confiscated and taken to the police station for further investigation. A total of four persons were brought in for immigration purposes. The investigation continues.
