Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten  – Op 26 januari 2016 werden door het Recherche Samenwerkingsteam (RST) in nauwe samenwerking met het Korps Politie Sint Maarten op diverse plaatsen op Sint Maarten in totaal 9 personenauto’s in beslag genomen. Deze auto’s zijn eigendom van een autoverhuurbedrijf.
Het sterke vermoeden bestaat dat deze zijn aangeschaft met geld dat ondermeer afkomstig is uit de handel in verdovende middelen en dat via het verhuurbedrijf werd witgewassen.
Naar het verhuurbedrijf en haar eigenaresse, die enige tijd geleden aan de Franse kant werd doorgeschoten, loopt bij het RST onder aansturing van het Openbaar Ministerie te Sint Maarten al langere tijd een onderzoek. De inbeslagname van de auto’s van het autoverhuurbedrijf zijn een uitvloeisel van dit onderzoek.
De komende periode zal nog verder onderzoek worden gedaan naar de herkomst van de auto’s en het verhuurbedrijf. Het doel van dit onderzoek is het ontnemen of ‘afpakken’ van het criminele vermogen. Misdaad mag immers niet lonen.
PUBLISH on December 06, 2013 by www.sxmislandtime.comÂ
Case name: ” BROMELIA “
Law enforcement is seen at the Flanders home in Suckergarden. On that same day they went to the Car Rental office that was located at that time on Suckergarden road next to the Pump station. FILE PHOTO: Photo by Gromyko Wilson
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – Law enforcement was kept busy Friday December 06, 2013Â with what seems to be a large scale criminal investigation.
Officers were observed at several locations conducting searches and after inquiring about the ongoing operation the office of the Public Prosecutor confirmed that a criminal investigation was ongoing.
Later a press release was issued which can be read in full below.
House searches in criminal investigation
Suckergarden home. FILE PHOTO by Gromyko Wilson
Today, Friday December 6, 2013 in five houses and three company buildings in Sint Maarten house searches took place. These premises are located in Point Blanche, Cole Bay and Suckergarden, amongst others areas. The house searches were led by the judge of instruction in presence of the public prosecutor.
The house searches had place in a criminal money laundering investigation, called “Bromeliaâ€. Bromelia is an investigation of the Recherche Samenwerkingsteam (RST).
RST cooperated with the Korps Politie Sint Maarten (KPSM), as well as with the French Police at a house search in Saint Martin.
Colebay Warehouse. FILE PHOTO: Photo by Gromyko Wilson
During the searches, in particular was sought for administration. Goods like documents/administration and data carriers were confiscated for further investigation. Also five cars and one truck were confiscated.
One person was arrested, a man O.D., for possession of a fire arm. In September 2013, also six suspects were arrested for possession of firearms, narcotics and a significant amount of money. Four suspects are still in pre-trial detention. After those arrests investigation Bromelia started.
Regarding the ongoing investigation no further information can be disclosed.
