Cayman Islands Customs Airport arrest: Smuggling of ganja
From Cayman Islands Customs department On Sunday, 13th January 2019, Customs Officers at the Owen Roberts International Airport arrested a 35-year-old, male, Caymanian, Department of Environmental Health employee for Importation of Ganja and Possession with intent to supply Ganja. He was…
Cayman Islands Customs arrest for importation of cocaine
On Friday night, 9 November 2018, in a joint Customs and Police intelligence led operation at the Owen Roberts International Airport, Customs Officers arrested a 30-year-old male Jamaican national on suspicion of possession and importation of approximately five pounds of cocaine….
Cayman Islands Customs Warehouse employees arrested
From Cayman Islands Customs Department Collector of Customs Charles Clifford has announced that two male Customs Warehouse employees were arrested yesterday, 5th September 2018, on suspicion of theft from the Customs Warehouse and related offences. One employee is 48 years…
New Customs & Immigration Officers commence training
From Cayman Islands Customs Department A Customs Basic Training Course for 12 new Customs officers commenced on Monday, 4 June 2018 following a recent recruitment drive. The new officers will undergo 18 weeks of training which will cover an array…
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Cayman Islands Customs Officer and Cayman Airways employee arrested
Cayman Islands Customs Department Press Release 14th May 2018 The Collector of Customs Charles Clifford has announced the arrest of a female Customs Officer and a Cayman Airways employee on suspicion of Conspiracy to Import Ganja into the Cayman Islands…
Senior Cayman Islands Customs Officer dismissed for gross misconduct
From Cayman Islands Customs Department The Collector of Customs Charles Clifford has confirmed that a Senior Customs Officer has been dismissed, with immediate effect, as an employee of the Customs Department for gross misconduct. The misconduct occurred during an incident…
Cayman Islands: Two arrested for illicit drugs offences
From Cayman Islands Customs Customs Officers arrested a Jamaican national on Saturday, 11th November 2017 at the Owen Roberts International Airport with approximately 2 lbs. of cocaine which was concealed in hair products bottles. The 25 year-old male was arrested…
Cayman Islands Customs new online system goes live
As announced previously, today (Wednesday, 1 November 2017) the Customs Department launched Phase 1 of its project to transition from its legacy IT Platforms to its enhanced IT Platforms. Collector of Customs Charles Clifford said, “The transition will ultimately see…
The Editor Speaks: Sex toys
What constitutes a sex toy? When the Cayman Islands Customs Department seized a number of massagers from Reflections because officers were concerned that they were sex toys it immediately opened a can of worms. Every massager can be used as…
New Cayman Islands Customs process will ease imports
Customs will roll out a new online process beginning 1 November 2017 to make it easier for importers to clear goods electronically. “This will be the first phase of the business modernisation and refining process that Customs will embark on…
