A former administrative staff member of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has been sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison for importing illegal firearms and other offences.
Courtney Myles Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import firearms and component parts, possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ammunition and misconduct in a public office during a court appearance on 13 Oct. 2025.
Another man, Eddie Ebanks, who was also involved in the case has since pleaded guilty to the offense of possession of an unlicensed firearm and was sentenced on 25 Oct. 2023, to the mandatory minimum time for this offence – seven years. On 18 Sept. 2025, he further pleaded guilty to of conspiracy to import firearms and component parts and conspiracy to import ammunition.
Ebanks received a sentence of 18 months in prison, which is in addition to the sentence he is currently serving for the firearm offence.
Illegal importation ring
In a press release, police said the two men were arrested after a “lengthy and thorough collaborative investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, that began in June 2022 following an investigation into a shooting incident”.
Officers uncovered evidence of an illegal importation ring, where shipping services were exploited in order to import unlicensed firearms in the form of component parts and ammunition into the Cayman Islands.
The investigation revealed that component parts to assemble at least 14 firearms were imported using this method; including seven semi-automatic pistols and seven semi-automatic assault type rifles, along with well over 3,000 rounds of ammunition.
Police said, “During the investigation it was determined that a person identified as a previous employee of a logistics company was using their inside knowledge to arrange importations. This man was arrested and searches of residences belonging to him and other known associates were conducted.”
During these searches police explained that “a firearm was recovered from the address of Eddie Ebanks and subsequently another firearm along with ammunition was recovered from the residence of Myles. An analysis of the weapons showed that the firearms recovered from these residences were built using the component parts that had been imported”.
Police said, “The investigation then centered around Myles, who was discharged from RCIPS as a result of his arrest.”
‘Merchants of evil’
Police Commissioner Kurt Walton said, “It was important that this kind of illegal activity, when it came to light, was immediately tackled head on.”
Walton added, “When I spoke to the Cayman Islands about persons having an insatiable appetite for guns and being merchants of evil, the persons involved in this ring of illegal activities fit this profile perfectly.
“This investigation and result demonstrate our ongoing commitment to identifying and prosecuting all persons involved in this type of heinous activity.”
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