POLICE NEWS

Drugs:
Officers from the Special Service Unit (SSU) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Vieux Fort conducted a search on the premises of 33 year old Wellington Octalien of West Hall Group, Vieux Fort about 11:00pm on Monday the 25th of February 2008.
The following items were recovered at the house:
* 2 parcels containing marijuana with a total weight of 55 lbs
* 112.1 grams of crack cocaine
Wellington Octalien was arrested and charged for the offences of Possession of Cannabis, Possession of cannabis with intent to supply, Possession of cocaine and Possession of Cocaine with intent to Supply.
Octalien was taken to court on Wednesday the 27th of February 2008.

House Fire:
John Biroo of Marc, quarter of Castries was burnt to death, when his home was completely destroyed by fire on Sunday the 25th of February 2008.
Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
A post mortem examination was performed on Wednesday the 27th of February 2008.

WARNING:
The Fraud Unit of the Royal St. Lucia Police Force is appealing to St. Lucians to be aware of persons or companies via the internet, asking you to be foreign payment representatives for their company. These persons/companies are sending postal money orders as a form of payment. These Postal Money Orders are fraudulent.
Some of the names used in these emails are:
1. Claude Thompson
2. David Pixon
3. Alex Okiro
One of the email addresses used to send these emails is: alexokiro@yahoo.com
Any one who received these money orders are asked to take them in to the Fraud Unit located at the Criminal Investigations Department (C.I.D), Police Headquarters, Bridge Street, Castries.

Caught with Guns and Drugs
On Friday the 15th of February 2008, a Search Warrant was executed on the premises of Christian Henry, age 33 of Petit Bough Street, in Anse La Raye. During the search the following items were recovered:
One (1) 12 Gauge shot gun with 10 rounds of ammunition, one (1) 9mm pistol with one round of ammunition, approximately 1.81 Kgs of cannabis, a quantity of jewelry (gold) and a video camera. Henry has been charged for the following offences:
1. Possession of controlled drugs.
2. Possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply to another
3. Unlawful possession
4. Possession of one 12 gauge shot gun
5. Converting firearm
6. Possession of one 9mm pistol
7. Possession of ammunition.
Acting upon information, the officers conducted an operation at La Point in Mon Repos on Saturday the 16th of February, 2008. During that operation, a search warrant was executed on the premises of Chester Prince, age 29 of La Point. A quantity of 5.742 Kgs of dried cannabis was recovered during that search and in the process; six hundred and twenty six (626) plants and 23 seedlings were recovered at the residence of Louvin Mathurin, age 35 also of La Point. An eradication exercise on that same day resulted in one hundred and thirty six (136) fully grown plants being destroyed, also in La Point. Chester Prince and Louvin Mathurin were charged for the following offences:
1. Possession of controlled drugs and possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply to another.
Luovin Mathurin was also charged for Cultivation.