OM: 3 house searches, 2 arrests and confiscation of weapons and cash
WILLEMSTAD - Under the direction of the Public Prosecution (OM) Curaçao, a total of three house searches took place yesterday morning on August 14, 2018. In the neighborhoods Kirindongo Abou, Bonam and Sunset Height. Various More...
Central Bank: ‘Counterfeit banknotes in circulation’
WILLEMSTAD - The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has been informed that counterfeit NAf. 100 banknotes are currently in circulation in Curaçao. The CBCS wants to alert the public to pay attention More...
Cellphones and weapons seized in prison
WILLEMSTAD - During a routine inspection in the SDKK prison, a large number of drugs and telephones were found. The search lasted all day and was carried out in cell blocks 7 and 8. This is the maximum security More...
5 snakes stolen from L’Aldea
WILLEMSTAD - In a social media post, the popular hotel/rain forest/restaurant announced that five snakes were stolen from their facilities. “Good Morning everyone. As some of you might know, 5 snakes have been More...
University to establish Dutch Caribbean Homicide Monitor
LEIDEN - As part of a research project to get a better insight and overview of the number of killings in Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, the Leiden University is setting up a Dutch More...
Police dismantle marijuana plantation
WILLEMSTAD - The police have dismantled a marijuana plantation yesterday. That happened behind a house in Groot Santa Martha. There were almost 1900 marijuana plants under the sun. The raid was related to a drug More...
Increase in criminal cases in 2017
WILLEMSTAD - Again there is a slight increase in the number of criminal cases brought before the court by the Public Prosecution in Curaçao. From 1283 in 2016 to 1306 in 2017. This is stated in the Public Prosecution More...
Ex-Julius Baer wealth manager arrested in Miami in PDVSA affair
MIAMI - A private banker who until last month was one of Julius Baer Group Ltd.’s wealth managers for Venezuela has been arrested for his alleged role in a billion-dollar scheme to launder funds from the nation’s More...
Drug plane still not auctioned yet
WILLEMSTAD - The Public Prosecution (OM) has not been able to sell the drug plane through auction. The OM has held two of these auctions but without success. The auction price of $ 680,000 did not last, because More...
Police in Medellin finds dead Curaçaoan
MEDELLIN - The Medellin police found a dead man in a hotel room in San Joaquin. According to an initial report, the officers found a Dutch passport in which indicates that the man was born in Curaçao. This information More...
