Case of Stolen Bahamian Vessel Intensifies
A case being jointly probed by the Portland Police and the Marine Police has intensified following the unearthing of information that a boat that was found in Jamaican waters last week was stolen in the Bahamas.
The case began unfolding about 1:00 p.m. last Wednesday, July 5, when four men—two Jamaicans and two Bahamians—were found aboard a 30-foot Jupiter Contender vessel that was intercepted by the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard offshore Portland. The men were handed over to the officers at the Port Antonio Marine Outpost, who during subsequent investigations, found that there were discrepancies between the documents presented for the vessel and the information the men gave. They also failed to properly account for their presence in Jamaican coastal waters.
The Bahamian authorities were contacted and it was revealed that the boat had been stolen in that country.
The probe continues as detectives have called in the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) for assistance, as it is believed that the men may be concealing their true identities.
They remain in Police custody on suspicion of breaches of the Customs Act, the Maritime Act and the Immigration Restriction on Commonwealth Citizen Act.
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