Police Report
On Wednesday at 5.30am, 37 law-enforcement officers from the Drugs Task Force, the Uniformed Services Group, the Criminal Investigation Division- Crime Squad, the West Bay Police, the Royal Cayman Islands Police, Customs K9 and three members of the public using metal-detector equipment, conducted an anti-drug and firearms raid in the West Bay District of Daisy Lane and the Boltin Avenue area.
As a result of these early-morning operations, officers arrested four people between the ages of 17 years and 23 years on Daisy Lane for various drug-related charges including possession of ganja, possession of ganja with intent to supply and suspicion of consuming controlled drugs.
USG officers found $6,000 in cash and a substantial amount of ganja in a bathroom. The occupiers attempted to flush the ganja down the toilet.
The 22-year-old Caymanian male at this location was additionally arrested along with another 36-year-old male for attempted murder in connection with the Sand Hole Road shooting several weeks ago of Bjorn Ebanks.
An AK-47 automatic assault rifle was also found on Daisy Lane. This is the first-ever weapon of this type recovered by authorities in the Cayman Islands, according to an RCIP press release. The weapon will be sent overseas for further analysis.
During the operation, a man escaped from one of the Daisy Lane residences with what appeared to be a handgun down his waist.
His residence was subsequently searched where two pistol ammunition magazines and a quantity of ammunition was found along with a small portion of ganja. The individual, who is known to police, is being sought.
In Sky Lane off Boltin Avenue, a 23-year-old Caymanian man was also arrested after Customs K9 detected a substantial quantity of ganja at the premise. Charges include possession of ganja, possession of ganja with intent to supply and suspicion of consuming controlled drugs.
Acting Chief Inspector Shaun Ebanks of the Drugs Task Force led the joint operation. He said these type of operations would continue, but stressed the importance of resources being provided by law enforcement for coastal and border security vessels.
‘We need to protect our coastline from illegal drugs and firearms entering the island, which create havoc in the Cayman Islands,’ he said.
Local authorities continue to share anti-crime strategies with regional and international law-enforcement agencies in the fight against drug-and-firearm trafficking. Many successful operations have resulted in significant seizures over the years.
However, the Cayman Islands have entered a new stage of criminal activity where all required resources need to be provided sooner rather than later, the release said.
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