Three arrested over cruise robbery
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Three men have been arrested in St. Lucia following the armed robbery of 55 Celebrity Cruise passengers.
The men held a coach up at gunpoint on Friday (12 April) while it was en route to Soufriere Botanical Gardens. Sky News reported the following police statement:
“The men systematically searched the guests as well as their belongings. The masked men robbed them of monies, jewellery, cameras and cell phones and escaped in the nearby bushes. Apart from the trauma of the incident, none of the passengers robbed were injured.”
Sky News also quoted the chairman of the St. Lucia Tourist Board Matthew Beaubrun, telling local channel DBS that: “This is a rare incident. This is such an important industry for us that we need to respond.
“We have taken it very seriously at the highest level and I know the minister’s been in touch with the prime minister, so we are not taking this thing lightly.”