HURRICANE IRMA PRISON ESCAPEE SLAPPED WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Written by Fuze Social Team on January 10, 2022
Police have slapped several additional charges on Jose Almestica, the prison escapee who was on the run since Hurricane Irma and recaptured a few weeks ago.
Police yesterday formally charged Almestica with 16 weapons charges including four counts of keeping a prohibited firearm.
Commissioner of Police Mark Collins shared this information at a press conference today as he laid out the accomplishments of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force during 2021. He said as a result of a successful operation conducted by the Major Incident Team early last month, some 20 firearms were confiscated. Of those 20, seven were high-powered prohibited weapons. In addition, close to 500 kilos of cocaine, 5.8 kilos of cannabis and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash were seized.
