PHILIPSBURG - At the request of the chief public prosecutor Wesselink, in consultation with the chief of KPSM, the attorney general Stein of Sint Maarten ordered the “Landsrecherche” (National Detective’s Agency) to conducta criminal investigation involving police officer AM., who is currently not working as police officer.

  

Yesterday, Wednesday November 2, the Landsrecherche did a house search in Cole Bay. The Public Prosecution Service was closely involved inthe preparations of, and gave permission to, the raid. During the house search a service fire-arm and ammunition had been found. The police officer has been arrested in violation of the Fire-arm Ordinance` but was released after interrogation. He remains a suspect.

 

The Landsrecherehe continues the investigation, and studies the origin ofthe firearm and ammunition and if the suspect received those to practice his service. The investigation focusses in particular on whether the suspect had the fire-arm and ammunition legally in his possession.