Police Stop And Search Students in Castries

Despite a thorough search, police made no arrests and found no prohibited items when they stopped and searched several students in Castries on Tuesday from about 3:15 pm. The student’s behavior apparently attracted the attention of law enforcement officers, who have confiscated knives and cutlasses from others in the past few days. The officers have been stepping up their presence in the capital following a spate of after-school violence involving students. In one of the more recent incidents of student violence, two teenagers were rushed to the OKEU Hospital late last month after separate chopping incidents in Castries. At about 3:45 pm, a thirteen-year-old student came under attack by a group of young males wielding knives and machetes on Manoel Street. . Minutes later, a nineteen-year-old Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) student also came under attack by a group of young males with knives and machetes. Violence has also broken out on school premises. Officials believe there is a link between the student attacks and the Sixx and Seven gang culture imported from Trinidad and Tobago. The article Police Stop And Search Students in Castries is from St. Lucia Times.