WILLEMSTAD – The Curaçao Police Force (KPC) has launched another enforcement operation targeting abandoned and unused vehicles left on public roads, ordering the removal of several vehicles and issuing fines to owners who failed to comply with traffic regulations.
The operation took place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Officers from the Rio Canario Police Station, under the supervision of the neighborhood police coordinator and with assistance from the maintenance team of the Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Spatial Planning (VVRP), carried out inspections in several areas.
The operation focused primarily on garages and other businesses in Kanga/Dein, the intersection of Bahamasweg and Haitiweg, and the intersection of Haitiweg and Cubaguaweg.
In Dein, the owner of a garage was ordered to remove vehicles that had been left on the public road. The owner voluntarily removed four vehicles, while police arranged for a fifth vehicle to be removed at the owner's expense.
Officers also issued three traffic citations at the location because the documentation of several vehicles was not in order.
At another property near the intersection of Haitiweg and Bahamasweg, the owner removed several old vehicles after previously receiving a police warning.
Police continued their inspections along Haitiweg, where a male driver received a citation for operating a vehicle without the required documentation. The driver was also arrested on suspicion of violating the Opium Act.
At a property on Cubaguaweg, several unused vehicles were removed at the owner's expense after earlier warnings had been ignored. Police said the vehicles had remained on the public road despite instructions to remove them.
The Police Force emphasized that owners of garages and other businesses must ensure that vehicles no longer in use, whether temporarily or permanently, are not left on public roads or in locations visible from public roads in violation of applicable regulations.
Authorities warned that enforcement operations will continue in other neighborhoods.
Owners who fail to comply with removal orders risk having their vehicles towed at their own expense, in addition to receiving fines for violating the law.
Police stressed that the objective is to keep public roads accessible and prevent unused vehicles from creating unsafe conditions for motorists, pedestrians and nearby residents.