COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE CIVIL FORFEITURE REGIME IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.
September 12, 2017The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutionality of Antigua and Barbuda’s civil forfeiture regime, which provides for the forfeiting of the proceeds and instrumentalities of crime without the need for a criminal conviction. The appeal was brought by Ahmed Williams after a forfeiture order was made by Justice […]
PRESS RELEASE UPDATE: FOUR FACE SEVERAL DRUG CHARGES
June 26, 2017Following investigations after conducting 3 successful operations on Friday, 23rd June 2017 and Saturday 24th June, 2017, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) has laid charges against four of the six individuals detained during the course of it’s operations. 40-year-old Sydney Norville of St. Vincent, and 33-year-old Camara Swift of […]
ONDCP PUBLIC NOTICE : New Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Guidelines
June 25, 2017The “Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy” wishes to advise the General Public that new “Money Laundering & Financing of Terrorism Guidelines” were issued by the Supervisory Authority on 12 June 2017. They clarify and highlight the following obligations of relevant businesses, that is, business activities listed in the First Schedule to […]
PRESS RELEASE : ONDCP detains Six and seizes 295 lbs of South American cannabis during multiple operations over the Weekend.
June 25, 2017On Friday, 23rd June 2017 and Saturday 24th June, 2017, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) in its continued effort to rid the nation’s streets of illicit narcotics, conducted multiple successful counter-drug operations. Two operations took place in All Saints Village. The first occurring in the Montrulla area where a […]
PRESS RELEASE : Male arrested at V.C. Bird International Airport after Cannabis was discovered in Electrical Water Heaters.
June 13, 2017On Sunday 11th June, 2017, in their collaborated effort to protect the country’s borders, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP), the Immigration Department, along with the Customs & Excise Department, conducted a joint operation at the V.C. Bird International Airport. As a result of this operation, officers detained an Antiguan […]
ONDCP PUBLIC ADVISORY
June 13, 2017ONDCP WISHES TO ADVISE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING: ———————————————————————— CFATF PUBLIC STATEMENT – ADVISORY 61-12-17 - MAY 31 2017
ONDCP Acquires EyeDetect, an Advanced Lie Detection Technology in its Fight Against Crime and Maintaining Employee Integrity
June 6, 2017St John’s Antigua Jun. 5, 2017 – The ONDCP has recently acquired an advance vetting tool in its fight to take the profit out of crime, while maintaining the highest standards of integrity of its personnel. A system called “EyeDetect,” which is the latest in technology in credibility assessment was presented to the ONDCP by […]
FIREARMS, AMMUNITION & DRUGS SEIZED
March 28, 2017On Tuesday 28th March, 2017, a joint operation between the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) and the K-9 Unit of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda was conducted in the Long Bay Area. A search of the area led to the discovery of two (2) firearms, a Glock […]
ONDCP PUBLIC ADVISORY
March 27, 2017ONDCP WISHES TO ADVISE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING: ———————————————————————— 1. CFATF PUBLIC STATEMENT – PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS, NOVEMBER 9th, 2016 & 2. FATF PUBLIC STATEMENT – PARIS, FRANCE, FEBRUARY 24th, 2017
BARREL OF DRUGS FOUND AT DEEP WATER HARBOUR
March 1, 2017On Tuesday 28th February, 2017, a joint operation between the ONDCP, the Customs & Excise Division and the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority was conducted at the Deep Water Harbour. A search led to the discovery of two (2) barrels containing compressed (Arizona) Cannabis and a handful of personal effects. The barrels originated from the […]
