Nassau, Bahamas - Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Plan for 2017, the Royal Bahamas Police Force is reporting
that, through two coordinated operations, 6 firearms and several rounds of ammunition were seized over a
24-hour period.
In the first incident, which occurred around 9:30pm on Wednesday 22nd March 2017, officers assigned to
the Selective Enforcement Team were conducting an operation on East Street South, when they saw a
man acting in a suspicious manner. He was accosted, searched and a 9mm pistol and fifteen rounds of
ammunition taken from his waistband. The man was subsequently arrested and taken into custody.
Then a few minutes later, Selective Enforcement Unit officers were on an operation on East Street South
when they observed a man standing in front of a home who aroused their suspicion.
When they approached,
the man dropped an object and ran. The object was retrieved and found to be a .45 pistol with 4 rounds
of ammunition. The man was subsequently arrested and taken into custody.
In the final incident, which occurred around 12:00noon on Thursday 23rd March 2017, officers assigned to
the Selective Enforcement Team were conducting an operation on Sea Link Drive, South Beach, when
one (1) Springfield 9mm pistol, one (1) Smith & Wesson pistol, one (1) .40 pistol and one (1) republic
arms pistol with 4 rounds of ammunition were found in a bag hidden in bushes. No one was arrested
in relation to the seizure.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT ANYONE ENGAGING IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, NO MATTER
HOW SMALL OR INSIGNIFICANT (THE TIP) MAY SEEM, IS URGED TO ANONYMOUSLY CONTACT
THE POLICE AT 919 OR CRIME STOPPERS AT 328-TIPS (8477) (NEW PROVIDENCE) OR 1-242-300-
8476 (FAMILY ISLANDS)