Boat stolen in Bahamas found in Jamaica; four men arrested – Loop Jamaica

A boat that was found in Jamaican waters last week was reportedly stolen in the Bahamas.

The Portland Police and the Marine Police haveintensified their probe into the case that began unfolding about 1:00 pmlast Wednesday, July 5, when four men two Jamaicans and two Bahamians were found aboard a 30-foot Jupiter Contender vessel that was intercepted by the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard offshore Portland.

"The men were handed over to the officers at the Port Antonio Marine Outpost, who during subsequent investigations, found that there were discrepancies between the documents presented for the vessel and the information the men gave," said the Jamaica Constabulary Force's corporate communications arm in a news release.

The men reportedly also failed to properly account for their presence in Jamaican coastal waters.

According to local police, theBahamian authorities were contacted and it was revealed that the boat had been stolen in that country.

The probe continues as detectives have called in the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) for assistance, as it is believed that the men may be concealing their true identities, the news release said.

The four menremain in Police custody on suspicion of breaches of the Customs Act, the Maritime Act and the Immigration Restriction on Commonwealth Citizen Act.

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