The police department for the last two weeks have detained at least 8 persons who have tried to pass or smuggle illegal items such as, drugs, alcohol, cell phones, weapons, etc. into the detention cells at the police station in Philipsburg. The police department is sending a strong warning to those who attempt to get involved in this illegal activity that they will be detained, held for questioning and if necessary put into custody.
This type of illegal activity is extremely dangerous, for those committing this act, the other detainees and the officers who take care of the detainees. Today at approximately 12.00 p.m. two young men with the initials A.C.C. (24) and R.M.(21), both from Sint Maarten attempted to make contact with detainees in the cells and possibly pass illegal items into the complex. Both young men were detained and while searching them a piece of machete filed into a very sharp knife was found and confiscated.