The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) seized four high-powered motorcycles over the weekend which were found to be well over the 125cc legal limit of the territory.
This was confirmed in a statement by the RVIPF on Tuesday which said an off-duty police officer played a huge role in orchestrating the seizure which has so far not resulted in any arrests.
“An off-duty officer spotted the motorbikes while in the Cane Garden Bay area and alerted several teams of officers including Customs to help in confiscating the motorbikes,” the RVIPF stated.
It added, “Officers of the Armed Response Team, Road Policing Unit, Marine Unit and Customs were supported by officers of the RVIPF senior management team in this seizure. The four motorbikes were over the size of 1000cc, three of those carried 1300cc.”
Speaking on the operation, Commissioner of Police Mark Collins stated that “officers, despite being off-duty, are still working to enforce the law and keep our streets safe.”
Collins applauded the efforts of the various teams in moving timely and quickly over the weekend to seize the motorcycles.
The RVIPF said the motorcycles have been moved to a secured location as investigations are ongoing in the matter.