ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Aug 5, CMC – The Grenada police Tuesday said that there are no criminal gangs operating on the island, but instead the evidence has shown that there is a level of collaboration among criminal elements in different categories of crimes here.
“Grenada has no gangs as being advanced in various quarters, contrary to those beliefs, Grenada is still one of the safest countries within the region,” acting Police Commissioner, Randy Connaught, told a news conference.
“We have our own share of criminal activities and while there is intelligence to suggest there is a level of collaboration among criminal elements in different categories of crime, to say we have criminal gangs in Grenada would be based only on assumptions and not supported by intelligence of facts,” he said.
The Acting Commissioner said that the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) is aware of paraphernalia in some neighbourhoods indicating that representatives of the sixth and seventh gangs out of Trinidad were operating here.
“We are also aware that there are sympathisers and local contacts for these gangs, and we are treating with these through our comprehensive regional security intelligence network,” he told reporters.
Connaught said that the level of advocacy, misinformation and disinformation about criminal gangs in Grenada is designed only to “create fear and anxiety for a situation that certainly does not exist.
“In recent times there were two unrelated incidents involving the use of firearms, the dedicated team of firearm investigators relentlessly pursued the investigations, the RGPF provided timely updates, releasing information that is appropriate without compromising the integrity of the investigations,” he said while speaking about the upsurge in gun-related activities.
“So far, accused individuals were arrested, charged and are remanded in custody at his Majesty’s prisons. We must appreciate that these investigations are still ongoing and for this reason we will only disclose what is necessary at this time,” the acting top cop said.
Recently, the Ministry of Health and the management of the General Hospital announced several initiatives including restricting the public’s access to the Male Surgical Ward of the hospital as part of strengthening safety measures at the lone public healthcare facility.
They said that effective immediately, access to the Male Surgical Ward is temporarily restricted” and that “this proactive measure has been taken in response to recent safety concerns involving suspected gang-related activity in the vicinity of the hospital.”
The authorities lifted the restrictions on July 24.
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