By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
IMMIGRATION officers on Grand Bahama apprehended seven illegal Dominican immigrants on Wednesday at a local resort in Freeport.
Immigration officer Napthali Cooper said investigations revealed the immigrants - six men and one woman - came to Freeport to be smuggled to the United States by boat.
According to reports, officers were out on inquiries around 1pm when they stopped and questioned two Dominicans in the International Bazaar. The men told officers that they were on their way to a resort.
When the officers accompanied the men to the resort to retrieve their documents, five more male Dominicans were discovered in the hotel room they were staying in.
Mr Cooper said that the officers recognised two of the men who had been previously arrested in November, 2016, along with eight other Dominicans who had chartered an plane from the Dominican Republic to Freeport. All of the men were in possession of fraudulent work permits and were fined $3,000 each or one year imprisonment. All the men paid the fine and were deported to the Dominican Republic in early December.
This latest group will be flown to New Providence where they will be detained at the Detention Centre to await repatriation.
Comments
SP 7 years, 9 months ago
...............All Of The Men Were In Possession Of Fraudulent Work Permits?.................
No mention of HOW they acquired "fraudulent work permits" or INVESTIGATION??
"PLP All The Way"
sheeprunner12 7 years, 9 months ago
Human smuggling is now the best alternative for Freeporters to make a quick buck these days ............. smdh
That is what has happened on Perry's watch
sealice 7 years, 9 months ago
Actually smuggling idiot immigrants to Freeport (they see the lights and think they're off miami beach... is the best way to make a quick buck on freeport. $3,000 for a boat ride from Abaco to Freeport is good money and you're back home before the sun rises....
SP 7 years, 9 months ago
........... Unemployed, Homeless, Disenfranchised PLP's Will Still Vote For Them?............
In campaign 2012, gullible Bahamians fell for Perry Christie & PLP promises "We Believe In Bahamians" Bahamians First" "Mortgage Relief Program" "Crown Land & Generation Property for all" "Guaranteed Solution To Crime" "10,000 jobs in 100 days" and "All Kind Of Investors Just Waiting On Christie".
They got their dumb ass's handed to them RAW!
Stupid is as stupid does!
PLP All The Way
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