THE BOTTOM, Saba / KRALENDIJK, Bonaire — On October 28, a woman was detained by Customs at Sint Maarten Airport after three firearms were found in her luggage. The woman had arrived on a flight from Saba.
The investigation by the Sint Maarten Customs Corps and the Sint Maarten Public Prosecutor’s Office is still ongoing.
Given the overlap between this investigation and the BES, the National Criminal Investigation Department for the Caribbean Netherlands (Rijksrecherche) , under the direction of the BES Public Prosecutor’s Office, has launched a separate criminal investigation.
This investigation focuses on whether there have been violations of the BES Firearms Act on Saba.
