The Police in Dominica have arrested and charged one man for money laundering while another is under investigation for monies alleged to be proceeds of crime.
In a release, Police Public Relations Officers (PRO) Inspector John Carbon explained that on August 12, 2021, the police made two major seizures.
“The police and other law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a building in Wesley occupied by Brendon Williams of Wesley residing at Picard on August 12th, 2021, during the search, two hundred and ninety-six thousand six hundred and eight euros were found and seized. Williams was arrested and charged for “money laundering” and appeared before a magistrate pleaded not guilty and granted bail in the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars,” Carbon said.
“The matter has been adjourned to November 19th, 2021. The police are also reporting that on that same day August 12th, 2021 a 24-year-old male adult has been under investigation after 149 thousand euros and 50 thousand EC dollars in vehicle registration # TM536 allegedly occupied by the young man. The cash was seized and has since been deposited in the government crime detained fund.”