The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force has reported a series of arrests and charges following a joint inter-agency operation in Dennery, alongside a separate development in a homicide investigation in the south of the island.
According to police, the operation took place on Tuesday, April 7, involving officers from the Gangs, Narcotics and Firearms Unit, the Special Operations Team, the Special Services Unit, and the Central Intelligence Unit.
Officers executed a search warrant at the residence of 41-year-old Lucien Polius, also known as “Smoke Run,” where they discovered “a quantity of cannabis, cannabis resin, and cannabis wax.” Polius and another occupant, 60-year-old Lucianna Harry, were arrested and charged with multiple drug-related offences.
Police stated that both individuals were charged with “possession of cannabis resin, possession of cannabis resin with intent to supply, possession of cannabis, and possession of cannabis with intent to supply.” They were each granted bail in the sum of $4,000.
In a separate search in Dennery Village, officers executed a warrant at the premises of 32-year-old Brian Snagg, also known as “Blanc.” That operation led to the recovery of “one Luger pistol, seven rounds of 9mm ammunition, and a quantity of cocaine.”
Snagg was subsequently charged with “possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, possession of cocaine, and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.” He was granted bail totaling $39,500 across the various charges.
Meanwhile, the Criminal Investigations Department South has made a breakthrough in a homicide case in Pierrot, Vieux Fort.
Police confirmed that 26-year-old Terry Moffat has been formally charged with the murder of 31-year-old Jason Francis, who was fatally stabbed on April 6.
Moffat was arrested on the day of the incident and charged on April 10. He has since been remanded to the Bordelais Correctional Facility as the matter proceeds through the courts.
The police say these operations form part of ongoing efforts to combat crime and illegal activity across Saint Lucia.
