On Friday March 11th 2014 a general joint control between the French Gendarmes, the Police Force (KPSM) assisted by the V.K.S, Customs Department and the Immigration and Naturalization was held.
These controls took place from 06.00 p.m. until 11.00 p.m. at the borders between Belvedere and French Quarter, Cole Bay and Belle View and Cupe-a-Coy and Low Lands. During these controls a total of 437 vehicles were stopped and checked. A total 103 fines were given.
Five persons who were not in the possession of legal documents to reside on the island were arrested and one man was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle. Six vehicles were towed by a towing company. The controls were very successful and more of these joint controls will be scheduled in the future.