WILLEMSTAD - On Monday, February 8, 2021, 40-year-old R.L. was arrested for involvement in an alleged criminal organization. The arrest took place in the large-scale investigation called Themis. The Public Prosecution (OM) has been investigating this organization for more than a year.

Themis is an investigation into offenses committed in various countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and in countries outside of it. A criminal investigation team was therefore formed especially for this investigation, consisting of members of the police forces of Sint Maarten, Curaçao, Aruba and the Criminal Investigation Cooperation Team (RST). This investigation team is headed by the Public Prosecution Service Sint Maarten and the Public Prosecution Service Curaçao.

Earlier in this investigation, arrests took place in Curaçao in November 2020.

The suspect R.L. is suspected of being part of an alleged criminal organization held responsible for multiple murders and the international trafficking of narcotics and money laundering.

The suspect R.L. stayed temporarily in Curaçao at a resort where his hotel room was searched under the supervision of the examining magistrate on February 8, 2021.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Anyone with information that can help the investigation team can reach them on the following telephone / Whatsapp numbers: +5999 521 3865 (Curaçao) or +1 721 586 5052 (Sint Maarten).

Those who prefer to remain anonymous can share information via the following tip lines (also Whatsapp): +5999 679 2896 (Curaçao) or +1 721 553 0561 (Sint Maarten).