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‘Our Boat Capsized’- Claim Non-Nationals Found In Bird Rock

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Monday 21st October 2019)- Police are reporting that a group of non-nationals found in the Bird Rock area yesterday (Sunday) are claiming that the boat they were travelling on overturned.

According to the Public Relations Department, police responded to a report sometime after 6 p.m. that a group of persons had been found in the Bird Rock area claiming that their boat had capsized.

It is said that as a result, fifteen (15) nationals of Haiti – thirteen (13) men and two (2) women – were taken into custody, and that police handed the persons and their documents over to the Immigration Department today (Monday).

Reportedly, Head of the Immigration Department, Meclyn Hughes, has disclosed that each individual would receive a medical checkup.

She also stated that while her Department was taking the lead in investigating this matter, they would also be working along closely with The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the St. Kitts-Nevis Coast Guard.

Persons with information regarding this matter are asked to call the Immigration Department 465-8470, their nearest Police Station or the crime hotline at 707.

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