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Posted: Monday 13 August, 2018 at 1:11 PM

Top Cop confirms Missing Weed

By: Jermine Abel, SKNVibes.com
    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Aug. 13.2018 – COMMISSIONER of Police, Ian Queeley has confirmed that rumours circulating via social media and other forms of media is true, that cannabis which was stored as evidence has gone missing.
     
    Just recently, several popular yet controversial social media figures called on the police and the Ministry of National Security to address the missing evidence.
     
    CoP Queeley in a statement issued Saturday (Aug. 11) evening confirmed that small quantities of cannabis, which are exhibits in matters before the Magistrate’s Court, “have recently gone missing from police custody”.
     
    According to the top cop, at the time of its disappearance, the drugs were placed at a location outside of the secured exhibit room.
     
    “On discovering that the drugs were missing, an investigation was immediately launched. It is currently being supervised by the Head of the Crime Directorate, Assistant Commissioner Andre Mitchell. He will be assisted by external, experienced investigators from within the region who arrived in the Federation earlier on a previously arranged capacity building engagement,” revealed Queeley.
     
    The disappearance of the drugs has been classified as “disturbing and an extremely serious matter” which is being treated with the seriousness that it deserves.
     
    It was disclosed that the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Valston Graham, who has control of Criminal Prosecutions, was immediately informed. Further, Queeley said that the DPP has advised in relation to both the case concerned and the ongoing investigation in respect to the disappearance of the drugs.
     
    “Because the drugs are associated with current Court cases and there is an active investigation being conducted, it would be inappropriate to divulge to the general public the full details leading to the disappearance of the drugs at this time. Further, in order to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, I am unable to comment on details of the investigative actions taken thus far and our findings. To do so could prejudice both the outcome of the investigation and any future criminal prosecution that may follow,” said Queeley
     
    Rumours circulated indicated that a popular officer was fingered in the disappearance of the drugs. Media reports states that an officer was taken into custody in connection to the incident and has since been transferred.  
     
    In giving his assurance, Commissioner Queeley said that “no efforts will be spared in our attempt to discover the identity of the person, and/or persons responsible for this unethical and reprehensible act. This is a very troubling occurrence and one that we condemn in the strongest terms”.
     
    Against that backdrop, he confirmed that the investigation being conducted is being carried out in one incident.
     
    However, a separate audit is being carried out on the arms and ammunition inventory; and it has so far revealed that “all is in order”, said Queeley.
     
    In denying reports circulating suggesting that guns and ammunitions were also missing, the Commissioner described them as “malicious and completely false”.
     

     

     

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