After police raids, journalists said that they seized several pounds of cocaine, cardboard boxes and other evidence that they believe in organized crime on the island.
Six 24 suspects were charged with firearms, and about one of them were charged with detention, rolling and other drugs. Several more people were detained and questioned, but they are waiting for the charges Local media.
Bimini, located 92 kilometers (57 miles) of Miami, gathered great attention. two murders In the last two months, a very unique event for the Caribbean paradise, where about 2,000 people live.
Deputy Police Commissioner Samuel Butler, “Maybe there were no two murders earlier this year, most of this attention could not be on the bimini” This was reported to local press. “We made this action to protect the level of calm in Bimini and ensure the safe community.”
In 2016 – last year with existing regional criminal statistics – there was only four murders In all of 700 small islands of the Bahamas, although most of the islands do not have housing.
“I want to be careful about the markets of citizens who are subjected by the law, which are subject to the law, which are subjected to criminal activities, and the criminal activity, and the citizens who seize a bad name,” said the commissioner.
