Hewanorra International Airport. (File Photo)
More than 10 people have been interviewed as police investigate a burglary at the Saint Lucia Customs and Excise office at Hewanorra International Airport, where a vault and a pistol were reported missing.
A police statement on Thursday said the Vieux Fort Police Station received a report of the burglary at about 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, and dispatched a team from its Criminal Investigations Department to investigate.
Police said the investigation is progressing through collaboration among the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, Customs and Excise, and Ports Police.
“In excess of ten persons of interest have been interviewed, and searches executed,” the statement said. “The team continues to work assiduously towards bringing closure to this matter.”
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