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US boaters are held after firearm is discovered

BY DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

FREEPORT – Three American boaters were detained off Bimini after authorities confiscated a firearm and ammunition.

According to reports, a team of officers from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force was on routine patrol around 5pm on Monday in waters just off North Bimini when they spotted a fishing vessel.

After boarding the vessel, the officers learned that it had not cleared Bahamas Customs. They discovered a pistol and a quantity of ammunition during the search.

The men, all residents of Florida, were detained and turned over to police.

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