The Tribune

By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

TWO Haitians who had entered the country illegally this year were taken into custody over the weekend at McLean’s Town, East Grand Bahama, after arriving by ferry from Abaco.

The men, James Jean, 35, of Port au Prince, Haiti, and Alex Joseph, 20, of Port au Paix, Haiti, had boarded a ferry at Crown Haven, Abaco, on Saturday, and on their arrival at McLean’s Town, were questioned by police officers.

When questioned about their legal status in The Bahamas, the men were unable to satisfy officers and were taken into custody and transported to the Lucaya Police Station.

Immigration officials were contacted and the men were taken into custody. They told officers that they had arrived in The Bahamas illegally by boat in September of this year and remained in Marsh Harbour until coming to Grand Bahama.

Immigration officials believe that the men had travelled to Grand Bahama to be smuggled into the United States.