Report On Gunshot Accident
On 22nd June 2009
at about 14:20 hrs National Operation Center
received a phone call from a mail about a gun shot incident from a white yacht
which was aborted on Dili harbor. The caller introduced himself as Peter SMITH.
While he was walking past in front of the government palace, he heard 5 gun
shots from a white yacht with blue writing when he was 300 meters away.
At 14:45 hrs a Maritime patrol unit
which was comprised of 2 UNPOL and 1 Local police officer dispatched to the
scene. Canadian CIVPOL Richard SIMONS was the patrol leader. The patrol team
finds out a yacht “Queen Lina” aborted in the harbor. Police vessel placed
alongside the yacht. A white male wearing white shirt, blue shorts appeared underneath
the yacht. He was 30 years of age, brown hair & mustache. He was carrying
something in his right hand. Police could not see what it was. They thought it
may have a pistol. Police stopped him and ordered to face down on the deck. He
comply the order of the police. Police hands cuffed the male and find a flare
gun in his hand. It was not a pistol. The captured male informed that his name
was Mark ROBINSON & he was from New Zealand. His eyes were blood
shot & speech was slurred. His breath was spreading smell of alcohol.
Robinson stated that after taking a bottle of whisky he set the flare gun and
shoot twice in the air. UNPOL Simons find 4 small plastic bag containing leafy
substance and some US
currency in it. Robinson stated that the leafy substance was cannabis and the
currency was obtained of sell price of some cannabis. Further he informed that
this cannabis was brought from Australia
to Timor and supposed to sell to the local
people. Maritime unit found 5 more bag of cannabis. A total of U.S $ 10,500
& a flare gun seized. Arrested Robinson was wanted by New Zealand
police in related to several drug related crime. Robinson was taken to Dili
watch house.
Investigation
was continuing.
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