A man arrested in July after police found a bullet-proof vest at his home is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, 26 Sept.
Police arrested the 51-year-old man, of West Bay, on 1 July, after RCIPS officers and the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Drug Enforcement Team conducted a search under the Firearms Act.
During a search of the man’s residence in Pleasant Drive, West Bay, officers arrested him on suspicion of possession of the bullet-proof vest.
He was subsequently granted bail.
Under the Firearms Act, it is illegal to possess a bullet-proof vest without the written consent of the commissioner of police. A person convicted of contravening the law is liable to a $100,000 fine or a 20-year prison sentence.
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