This morning, 18 September, officers arrested a man age 25 of West Bay, following an operation in the West Bay area conducted under section 231 of the Cayman Islands Penal Code. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm with intent, being a member of a criminal gang, and for making threats to kill in an unrelated matter.
Two other men, ages 29 and 41 of West Bay, were subsequently also arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm with intent and being a member of a criminal gang The 41-year-old was further arrested on suspicion of possession of ganja.
The operation and arrests stem from a video released online in late August, showing three men speaking to an interviewer about their participation in gang activity, while displaying firearms.
The three men have been bailed pending further investigation