Philipsburg:--- Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos has issued a call to the general public of St. Maarten urging all citizens and residents to call the police tip line to inform them about the locations of any and all types of illegal weapons.The Chief Prosecutor said it appears as though the people residing on St. Maarten are regaining some confidence in the police. He said recently members of the public provided police with some valuable information as to where they could find illegal weapons. "Recently, the police managed to receive information on at least three occasions about illegal weapons and when the police responded by searching the areas they were successful in finding guns. I think this is a good sign and if the people should continue this trend then police will be able to take most of the illegal weapons off the streets of St. Maarten," Mos said.
Recently the police conducted searches at a well known resident's home and they managed to recover a number of illegal weapons and ammunition. The residents of the home were detained but subsequently released after one of the Vesuvius suspects admitted to police that he was responsible for putting the weapons where they were found.
