At round 11 a.m. on Tuesday, police had been alerted to a small yacht within the space of the exclusion zone with a lot of individuals on board.
The Royal Montserrat Police Marine Unit intercepted the vessel and situated 19 people on board.
All individuals had been recovered safely and transported to Little Bay for processing. The group consisted of males, ladies and youngsters. Joint enquiries are ongoing by the Royal Montserrat Police Service and Immigration Division to ascertain the details surrounding the vessel’s arrival in Montserrat.
Human Smuggling or Trafficking exploits susceptible individuals and we’ll work in partnership domestically and regionally to safeguard victims and produce offenders concerned in such criminality to justice.
If any individual has any data regarding this incident please contact the Royal Montserrat Police Service.
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