Lawmen charged two men for illegally entering the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on Monday February 6th.

Danny Henry (a 45-year-old national of Dominica) and Brisone Desir (a 25-year-old national of Haiti) were charged for the offences of Illegal Entry at a Port that is not a Formal Port of Entry and Disembarking Without the Consent of an Immigration Officer. They remain in Police custody.

Based on circumstances surrounding the charges, 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 p.m. on Friday, February 3rd of a strange boat making its way to the shore at Gallows Bay, Nevis.

A press release from authorities says two males came out of the boat and were walking towards Bath Village. They were later found in Bath Village and were stopped and questioned.

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.