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Illegal Weapons and Liquid Cocaine: Two Women Face Serious Charges in Separate Busts

Two women are now facing serious criminal charges following separate law-enforcement operations that underscore ongoing efforts to stem the flow of illegal firearms and narcotics into and out of Saint Lucia. In the first case, 32-year-old Shanice Leopold of Carellie...

Joint Operation Yields Major Seizures of Drugs and Firearms

Law enforcement agencies, working alongside the Customs and Excise Department, conducted a coordinated twelve-hour joint operation aimed at disrupting organized criminal activity and intercepting the illegal importation of drugs and firearms. The exercise was carried out between 5:00 p.m. on...

Police Charge Martinique Passenger for Drug Importation; Gun and Ammunition Recovered in South

Police confirmed the interception of a small quantity of drugs on a passenger arriving from Martinique at the Castries Ferry Terminal over the weekend. According to Inspector Shervon Matthieu, officers attached to the Gangs, Narcotics and Firearms Unit responded to...

Uncle Fatally Stabbed During Verbal Exchange, Police Launch Investigation

A Riviere Mitant family has been plunged into mourning after a late-night confrontation turned deadly, claiming the life of  Linus Delice, who was allegedly stabbed by his nephew during a verbal altercation. According to preliminary reports, Delice sustained a single...

Riviere Mitant Man Fatally Stabbed in Family Attack

A man from Riviere Mitant was stabbed during an alleged altercation with a relative on Tuesday evening, according to preliminary reports. Details remain limited at this time, but the victim sustained a stab wound to the chest and was transported...

Police and Customs Intercept Major Cache of Firearms, Ammunition and Drugs in Strategic Port Operation

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force Gangs Narcotics and Firearms Unit and the Customs and Excise Department, has dealt a significant blow to an alleged trafficking network following the interception of a substantial cache of high-powered firearms, ammunition, and...

Homicide Count Climbs to 66 as Families Mourn Killings in Bexon and the South

Saint Lucia’s homicide count has climbed to 66 for the year, following two separate gun-related incidents on Friday night that left one man dead in Bexon and another injured in Babonneau.  The latest killing has deepened fear and frustration among...

Suspect in 2022 Gun and Drug Case Arrested After New $900K Bust

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force have announced a major development in the ongoing investigation into a narcotics seizure reported in Castries on Saturday, November 15th, 2025. The operation, which led to the discovery of approximately EC$900,000 worth of...

Bexon Records Another Homicide as Violence Intensifies in the Community

Emergency responders were called to the scene of a fatal shooting in Bexon on Friday evening, adding to a troubling rise in violent incidents in the area over the past three weeks. According to officials, the Saint Lucia Fire Service...

SLASPA Employees Formally Charged in Connection With Drug Smuggling Probe

Two employees of the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) have been formally charged as part of an ongoing investigation into an organized criminal network suspected of facilitating the smuggling of narcotics and firearms through Port Castries. Following...

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Young Man Fatally Shot in Soufriere Just Days Before Christmas

A family in Soufrière is mourning the loss of a loved one following a fatal shooting just two days...