For the Sand Trap, the statement described the establishment as the “launching point” for jet ski operators, a group the Embassy has repeatedly taken issue with in recent years. It claims that operators are “minimally regulated by government and also associated with criminal activity such as assault”. When it comes to navigating your way around paradise, it’s easier than you think! These downloadable maps of Nassau Paradise Island show you the locations of many of our hotels and resorts, as well as New Providence, Cable Beach, Downtown Nassau, and every beautiful point in between.
Raid at Sand Trap
- Although the family islands are not crime-free, the vast majority of crime occurs on New Providence and Grand Bahama islands. Government personnel are not permitted to visit the area known by many visitors as the Sand Trap area in Nassau due to crime.
- Government personnel are not permitted to visit the Sand Trap area in Nassau. They're also barred from using jet-ski rentals on New Providence and Paradise Islands. Fifteen other countries have the same level-two travel advisory issued against them, including Antarctica because of its unpredictable weather.
November 24, 2016
Forty people, including 18 women, were arrested for questioning in reference to various offenses, including possession of dangerous drugs, possession of unlicensed firearms and breach of the Immigration Act during a raid at the Sand Trap on West Bay Street on Tuesday evening.
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Leon Bethel said it took nearly two hours for his team to round up the suspects who are all residents of West Bay Street.
Bethel said tips by members of the public and police surveillance led to the arrests.
'Decent people in this country are fed up with criminality all over this country,' Bethel said.
'This is one of the areas we decided we will target because of the amount of criminal activities we identified.
'... There has been information of drug dealing, possession of unlicensed firearms and, in recent times, we had a shooting at this same location.
'Hence, we came here with a team to set everything in order.'
Last Monday, a young woman was murdered and two other people were injured after gunmen opened fire in a crowd at the Sand Trap.
Yesterday, the U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens to avoid the bar due to its alleged 'ongoing association with known criminal elements'.
The U.S. Embassy's residential property is immediately next to the establishment.
Bethel vowed that officers will continue to 'hunt down' criminals going into the Christmas season.
Nassau Sand Trap
He urged residents to continue to assist police.
'We will go after every individual who we suspect to be involved with crime,' he said.
'The good citizens of this country have been giving us good information.
'We ask everyone to continue to have faith in the police and continue to give us all the information you have on criminal activities in your district.
'We will come with force like this to dismantle any criminal operation that is being conducted.
'This is our push towards a peaceful Yuletide season.
'This type of activity by the police will continue on until the Christmas holiday and further on.'
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News date : 11/24/2016 Category : Crime, Nassau Guardian Stories