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16 firearms & 3 tonnes of cocaine seized by police for 2023- Gov Rankin

July 23rd, 2023 | Tags: firearms captured Cocaine John J. Rankin weapons
Firearms yielded by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Firearm and Prohibited Weapons Amnesty in 2015. 16 firearms have been captured so far for 2023. Photo: RVIPF
Noting the need for every law-abiding citizen to play their part to tackle the drugs trade, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said Police have assessed that the four murders committed this year are linked to that trade and/or organised criminal groups. Photo: VINO
Noting the need for every law-abiding citizen to play their part to tackle the drugs trade, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said Police have assessed that the four murders committed this year are linked to that trade and/or organised criminal groups. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting the need for every law-abiding citizen to play their part in tackling the drugs trade, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said Police have assessed that the four murders committed this year are linked to that trade and/or organised criminal groups.

The drugs trade, he said, goes hand-in-hand with guns and violence, and the illicit funds it generates are used to bribe and corrupt, drawing more members of society into a criminal web.

“To tackle this we need more people to speak out against the scourge of illicit drugs; to not let their loved ones be drawn into it; and to tell the Police when they know that wrongdoing is happening,” Governor Rankin stated at a press conference called by the National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

16 firearms captured so far this year- Rankin

The Governor said the Police must in turn play their part, and they are doing so, since they have had record successes in recent years in capturing illegal firearms.

In 2021, 30 firearms and 1,646 rounds of ammunition were captured. In 2022 the figures were 49 firearms, 17 imitation firearms and 572 rounds of ammunition.

Governor Rankin said so far this year 16 firearms have been captured, and three tonnes of cocaine have been seized, with multiple associated arrests. 

11 Responses to “16 firearms & 3 tonnes of cocaine seized by police for 2023- Gov Rankin”

  • Let's be real (23/07/2023, 13:23) Like (26) Dislike (2) Reply
    Seizing them is one thing, but dropping the hammer on those low life caught with guns & ammo , is another thing. And unless the law is more harsh on them, they will continue to plague our community.
  • Kurrupt (23/07/2023, 14:07) Like (19) Dislike (2) Reply
    Where these man going with these Yosemite Sam hunting rifle lol
  • @kurrupt (23/07/2023, 15:43) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
    The pic used were probably taken from the internet cause the kinda fire power these criminals have is way more powerful than the hunting rifle in the article.
  • Well (23/07/2023, 16:48) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    That is only 1% me son
  • Eyes Wide Open (23/07/2023, 16:55) Like (1) Dislike (5) Reply
    All send in my the uk and USA to destabilize the government and people
  • 4 homocides (23/07/2023, 16:58) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Smuggler gang members killing each other appears to be the law enforcement strategy to reduce smuggling.
  • misleading (23/07/2023, 17:04) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    Come on VINO, do better with your file photo of it is one. Those guns look like pellet guns and those used in the US Civil War. Muskets.
  • ??? (24/07/2023, 05:49) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    These looks more like pellet guns and not the high powered rifles, AK-47 and UZIs allegedly being used in the act of crimes
  • 4 HOMOCIDES (24/07/2023, 08:28) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    ,DON'T YOU THINK THAT IS A VERY GOOD IDEA , INSTEAD OF INNOCENT PEOPLE GETTING KILLED IN DRIVE BYS
  • El Demonio Negro (24/07/2023, 08:56) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    What's with all the 223's get a real machine smh.
  • Mr Shovels (24/07/2023, 10:12) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    I could've used one of those 6 pellet guns to control the rats and thrushees in my garden


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