By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Sunday 13th May, 2018)– A wanted Jamaican fugitive has been arrested by local authorities in the neigbouring island of Antigua after leaving taking a flight bound from St.Kitts where he had been residing since Thursday 18th January.
Caught is Fitzroy Andre Coore, a 23-year-old national of Jamaica who had arrived in St. Kitts on a flight from Antigua.
This media house understands that Coore, who carries the nickname ‘Bees’, is wanted for a case of shooting with intent committed in December 2017. Also, his last known address is Alexander Drive, Farm District, Clarendon in Jamaica.
According to the authorities in the Federation, “At the time of entry he was not flagged in our system as a wanted person, there was nothing to indicate that our Jamaican counterparts were seeking his arrest and he was in possession of a return ticket to Antigua.”
It has been further highlighted that Coore departed St. Kitts on (Friday) May 11, 2018 for Antigua and that “because of the information the authorities there received, they were prepared to arrest Mr. Coore once he disembarked the aircraft.”
Police say that As a CARICOM citizen, in accordance with the Revised Treaty of Chagaramus, he was granted permission to stay for up to six (6) months in St.Kitts-Nevis.
Reportedly, further enquires have also revealed that it was not until April that the authorities in Antigua and Barbuda were notified of his status and they were put on watch. Notwithstanding this update, the authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis were still not notified of this development.
After the news broke, the local authorities issued a statement informing members if the public that: “It has been brought to the attention of the Chief Immigration Officer and the Police High Command that a Jamaican national, who was wanted in his country for criminal acts committed there, was arrested in Antigua and Barbuda on Friday, May 11, 2018. We also learned that he was apprehended after disembarking a flight from St. Kitts during a joint operation between the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda and Immigration Officials at the V.C. Bird International Airport, Antigua.”
Additionally, it was emphasised that the relevant authorities in the Federation were not notified about the wanted man.
“The Chief Immigration Officer and the Police High Command would like to make it very clear that at no point in time prior to, or during his stay in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, was any information passed on to our Immigration Authorities or other Law Enforcement agencies in St. Kitts and Nevis from any regional or international institution with regards to him being wanted in Jamaica.”
The importance of regional team work in such matters was also underscored.
“We consider regional cooperation on Border Security and other security related matters integral to ensuring that the perpetrators of crime do not find refuge in any other territory, including St. Kitts and Nevis. Such cooperation is of paramount importance in creating safe communities and ensuring that justice is served across the region.”