Over 1,000 Marijuana Plants Destroyed
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
St. Kitts – Nevis Police Press Release
October 25, 2010
On Friday 22nd October 2010 police officers from the Anti-Narcotics Unit conducted a marijuana eradication exercise in the St. Pauls Foot Hills area and discovered six (6) plots of land with marijuana growing, the plants ranged from seedlings to eight (8) feet in height. The plants were counted and amounted to a total of one thousand and fifty-three (1053). The cannabis plants were uprooted and later destroyed by burning. No one was held accountable for the find but investigations are ongoing.
Police Investigate Another Armed Robbery & Shooting
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
St. Kitts – Nevis Police Press Release
October 25, 2010
On Friday 22nd October 2010 at approximately 10:20 pm police officers from the Sandy Point Police Station responded to a report of a shooting at Mount Idle, Sandy Point. Police enquiries revealed that James Liburd 53 years old of Crab Hill, Sandy Point an employee of Annie Jones Bakery was shot in his right leg and robbed of an undisclosed sum of money and some other items while he was walking across the alley below the Jones Bakery. Liburd was transport to the hospital by police officer, where he is warded in stable condition. The scene was processed by officers from the Crime Scene Department. There are no suspects at this time but investigations are ongoing.