Officers from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department responded to a report at about 6:00 p.m. on Friday of a strange boat making its way to the shore at Gallows Bay, Nevis.

According to a Press Release, two males came out of the boat and were walking towards Bath Village.

The two males were found in Bath Village and were stopped and questioned.

It was revealed that the men were nationals of Dominica and Haiti and arrived on a motor vessel that was anchored off the Gallows Bay area.

The men made their way to the shore using a dinghy. Officers accompanied them back to their main vessel where they found thirteen (13) nationals of Haiti – ten (10) adults and three (3) juveniles – onboard.

They were all detained by the Police pending further investigations.