TCI: 24 illegal immigrants arrested during operation in Providenciales
A large multi-agency policing operation in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands yesterday resulted in the detention of 24 illegal migrants.
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) reported that the migrants, who were arrested under the Immigration Ordinance, were handed over to the Immigration Detention Centre.
RTCIPF reported that 163 vehicles were stopped during the police operation. Seven vehicles were seized, and 34 tickets were issued for various traffic offences.
Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said: “As a result of our operations, some delays were experienced within our community, and I thank them for their patience. Visible Operations will continue, and so too other covert policing as we continue to track down criminal targets.”
“You would have also have seen our Community Policing Team being very active over the last week, working with our young people within schools, at sporting events and career fairs. Both the operations aspect of targeting criminality and our engagement with our communities will continue. I thank the public for their continued support towards my hard-working officers.”
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