Philipsburg:--- The large scale operation and raid conducted by the KPSM, RST and other law enforcement agencies on Wednesday morning led to ten house searches, the confiscation of eleven (11) firearms, 7 kilos of cocaine and $24,000.00 along with the arrest of eight suspects.Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos in a follow up press release states that three of the eight suspects arrested for murder and attempted murder were placed directly into preliminary detention for eight days by the judge of instruction.
SMN News has been reliably informed that the three suspects Omar Jones, Erno Labega Jr. and C. Fleming were shipped off island on Thursday. Sources say two of the three suspects were sent to Aruba while the third was sent to Curacao. The other five suspects are expected to appear before the judge of instruction on Friday where their pretrial detention will be extended.
The Chief Prosecutor also said that on November 8th the TGO team investigation Vesuvius led to the arrest of the suspect K.D., a resident of Dutch St. Maarten. The arrest was performed by the SWAT team close to the French border. During this arrest a firearm was also confiscated.
The TGO Vesuvius investigation team is appealing to witnesses who can give information about the murders that were committed on Sint Maarten since April 2011 to come forward and assist them with this crucial investigation. Persons with information are asked to call, Telephone: (00-1721) 5803952.
