Over 40 alleged Dominican poachers were arrested last Thursday, 23 March 2017 in Turks and Caicos Islands waters and taken into police custody after they were found with a large quantity of fish, over 39,000 pounds, on board an 80 foot fishing vessel called Captain Blaze.
The Maritime Police stopped the boat that had tried to evade capture and towed it to land where the men were arrested on suspicion of illegally fishing and taken into custody. They are currently being held at the Detention Center in Providenciales, awaiting the outcome of the investigation. To date they have not been formally charged.
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TC Weekly
29 March 2017
