Sint Maarten – Two arrested for illegal fire-arm possession
On Friday September 19th at approximately 08.00 p.m. a police patrol stopped white Suzuki Swift with no license plate in the front with heavily tinted windows.
As the investigating officers approached this vehicle they smelled a very strong scent of marihuana coming from the inside of the car. Both the driver and the passenger were ordered to exit the vehicle which they did. Both suspects with initials H.R. (27) and D.D. (24) were searched.
While searching the D.D. who was the driver of the car the police found a loaded .45 caliber pistol stuck in his waist. D.D. and H.R. were arrested on the spot. As the search continued in the vehicle a small plastic bag containing an small amount of marihuana was found. The pistol and the drugs were confiscated for further investigation
