US EditionEight Americans Arrested in Bahamas After Authorities Discover 'High-Powered Weapons' Cache, Ammunition
Police seized three high-powered weapons, 11 firearms, ammunition, and undeclared cash from a boat during an intelligence-led operation involving eight Americans, authorities said.
- By October 22, 2025, the Royal Bahamas Police Force arrested eight Americans in Bimini and seized weapons, ammunition and undeclared cash after a vessel search by Alice Town Police Station and Bahamas Customs Department shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
- Acting on intelligence, officers conducted a search of the vessel, and the RBPF said the investigation remains ongoing without specifying its goal.
- Officers confiscated three high-powered weapons, 11 firearms, a substantial quantity of ammunition, and a considerable sum of undeclared cash during the operation.
- 10 occupants were taken into custody, including eight Americans, and it was not immediately clear what charges they face, while the U.S. embassy in the Bahamas warns travelers must report more than $10,000.
- Bimini's proximity to the U.S. mainland highlights its strategic role as the westernmost Bahamian island, with the Alice Town Police Station and Bahamas Customs Department collaborating closely.
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Eight Americans arrested in Bahamas after authorities discover 'high-powered weapons' cache, ammunition
Authorities said Americans were arrested in Bimini, Bahamas, after police discovered high-powered weapons, ammunition and undeclared cash on their boat during a search.
Eight Americans detained in Bahamas over weapons haul
Eight Americans found themselves in hot water on Tuesday after Bahamian authorities uncovered a troubling haul of weapons and cash on their boat. The incident, unfolding in the idyllic waters of Bimini, raises sharp questions about security and intent just 50 miles from Florida's coast. As reported by Fox News, the Royal Bahamas Police Force, acting on undisclosed intelligence, searched a vessel docked at a Bimini port around 11:30 a.m. and disc…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eight Americans were arrested in the Caribbean on Tuesday after authorities found “high-powered weapons” and a “substantial quantity of ammunition” on their boat, police said. The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) said in a news release that officers from the Alice Town Police Station worked with the Bahamas Customs Department to search a vessel docked at a port on Bimini, a chain of western islands so…
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