The suspect C.W was arrested when he arrived on St. Maarten and he appeared before the judge of instruction on Tuesday as the investigation into the brutal murder of Eddy continues said Prosecutor Rienk Mud.
Mud said on March 25 the last two suspects in the human smuggling investigation known as 'Tortola', arrived at 'Princess Juliana International Airport', after they were extradited by US authorities, also at the request of the prosecutor's office.
The suspects, 36-year-old R.R. and his 35-year-old wife M.R., were arrested in the US on suspicion of shoplifting. After their arrest it turned out, they were wanted in St Maarten.
In the 'Tortola' case, a group of about 25 people was smuggled by boat from St Maarten with destination St. Thomas. The boat was shipwrecked off the coast of Tortola. Thirteen people, several children included, were never found again. They presumably drowned.
Co suspects were sentenced by the Court of First Instance to imprisonment ranging from 6 to 34 months.
The suspects, who were arrested when they arrived in Sint Maarten, will be led before the investigating judge. They will be further interrogated by the police about their role and their statements will be added to the file that was already completed. For this reason, the suspects will be summoned to appear in court as soon as possible.
