Philipsburg:--- While the 2009 carnival season is in its second week it can be considered a busy week for police who had to make sure law and order is maintained during the local and international shows. Of all the nights police spokesman Ricardo Henson said the busiest night was Latin night when there were approximately 10,000 people in the village. The local police he said was assisted by the police reinforcement from Curacao, the VKS and Sherriff Security who responsible for security. Henson said security at the Festival Village has been tight and will remain so during the rest of the season. The police spokesman said everyone was searched as they entered the village and several persons were caught with illicit drugs and weapons all of which was confiscated by police.
Many objects such a pocket knives, objects that can be used as weapons to stab or cut, were taken in by the security search teams. Even a bottle that contained acid was confiscated during the search. Also quite a number of marijuana cigarettes and a small amount of cocaine powder were confiscated. There were no incidents whereby the police had to intervene. All shows started and finished on time. The security searches will continue at all the events in the Festival Village. The police Department are asking the general public to give the police and security officers all cooperation possible to make this carnival celebration a memorable one.While these searches are time consuming it is said to be necessary for the safety of everyone.