Philipsburg:--- Police from the zero tolerance team and Marechausses with the assistance of VKS officers conducted an intense immigration control in Midddle Region and arch road on Thursday evening.police spokesman Ricardo Henson said the raid was conducted mainly in Margareth Bruce Drive, in Middle Region and the Arch road in Sucker Garden. This immigration raid was also part of the ongoing general controls.
Henson said the focus was on the large number of undocumented persons that are residing on the island.
During this raid a total of 19 persons hailing from the islands of Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Haiti, St Kitts, Dominica, Guyana, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago were brought in, in connection with their illegal statuses. Four persons were later released after they have been checked by the immigration officers and their papers was found in order. The remaining 15 persons remained in detention at the Philipsburg police station where they will be processed and all other arrangements be made, for their safe return to their respective countries.
The Police Spokesman said the immigration controls will continue on a random basis, through the entire season. The immigration Department is hereby urging everyone to make sure all their documents are in order and to have these documents at all time in their possessions, to avoid any unnecessary inconvenience
