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Media Relations Dept.
Police Headquarters
P.O. Box HM 530
Tel: (441) 299-4249/4291/4321
Fax: (441) 299-4322
E-mail: Police Media Relations


 
Date:Monday, June 06,2011
Distribution: All Media

Proactive Policing: Firearm, Ammunition & Drugs Recovered

On Sunday afternoon, 5th June, police officers were conducting proactive patrols in the east end especially in the area of Mullet Bay and Wellington Slip Roads. Their attention was drawn to a group of men who were acting suspiciously and a search revealed a quantity of controlled drugs for which the men were arrested. A further search revealed a firearm and ammunition concealed nearby. The men were arrested in connection with the firearm and further enquiries and searches have resulted in the arrests of two other men. All four remain in custody as of today. It is too early to tell whether this firearm was used in earlier crimes but it will immediately be sent off for forensic tests.

The Bermuda Police Service takes this opportunity to encourage members of the public to provide us with any information that they have about this incident, or to help us take another dangerous gun off the street. Please call Crime Stoppers Bermuda on 800-8477 or visit their website.


All incidents are under investigation. Police are appealing to members of the public who have witnessed these incidents or may have information pertaining to them to contact their respective Police Station, Police Headquarters at 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1 (800) 623-8477.

Public & Media Relations Department