Police bust robbery ring

Lawmen have dismantled a robbery ring allegedly orchestrated by an older individual who equipped younger offenders with firearms, vehicles and other resources, Assistant Commissioner of Police Vernon Farrell has revealed.

Speaking during Tuesday’s online programme, IN FOCUS | Crime Trends 2026: Tracking Criminal Activity & Justice Issues in Barbados, Farrell said the case reflected what police have anecdotally observed to be an increase in young people committing crimes on behalf of individuals operating behind the scenes.

“I think it was last month we were able to infiltrate a group of robbers and they were being financed by an older person who remained in the background [and] furnished them with the equipment, whatever they needed, the firearms, vehicles, to go ahead and perpetrate the crimes. The proceeds [were] brought back to that person who is the organiser and shared for profit,” he said.