- PETERS--The St. Maarten Police Force KPSM found ammunition in a private home in the St. Peters area around 2:30pm Tuesday. The home’s occupant, a man C.J.M., was arrested for the offence.
According to police, detectives received information that M.’s home contained one or more firearms.
Police then searched the home and detectives were able to recover ammunition used for a firearm. However, authorities did not find a weapon on the premises.
- was arrested and later taken to the Philipsburg police station for further questioning. After being interrogated, he was given a fine and released.
“The St. Maarten Police Force would like to inform the public that anyone who is in possession of a gun or ammunition, without being licensed to do so, can be prosecuted under the Firearms Ordinance of Country St. Maarten,” said police in a press release on Thursday.
