ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM)
MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Derol Thomas Arrested and Charged for Drug-related Offences & Escaping Lawful Custody
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Saturday, January 3, 2026
The police have arrested and formally charged 35-year-old Derol Thomas of Villa in connection with drug-related offences and escaping lawful confinement, following an incident that occurred on December 31, 2025.
The arrest stemmed from a stop-and-search operation conducted by officers attached to the Gang and Guns Suppression Unit (GAGSU) on Popeshead Street.
During the operation, Thomas fled from the scene, abandoning a motor vehicle that later collided with a police vehicle. A subsequent search of the abandoned vehicle resulted in the discovery of a quantity of cannabis.
He was later apprehended and taken into police custody at Police Headquarters. While in lawful custody, he escaped and was subsequently restrained by officers.
As a result of investigations, Thomas was charged with the following offences:
Possession of 466.1 grams of Cannabis, Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Transfer, and Escaping Lawful Confinement.
The accused is expected to appear before the court to answer to the charges.
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WHAT THE HELL…! …OH LAWD: …LAXITY: …STUPIDITY: OR COMEDY:
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That of which ‘…POLICE TRAINEES’ were taught when dealing with:
(a) ‘…PRISONERS: and
(d) …DETAINEES: has been
(c) ‘…BEWARE OF SUBTERFUGE (Trick)>
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This ensures:
(i) ‘…OFFICER’S SAFETY:
(ii) …PUBLIC SAFETY: and
(iii) …PRISONER’S SAFETY: while
(iv) …IN LAWFUL CUSTODY.’
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NOW:
This purportedly, the way ‘…POLICE PRESS LIAISON OFFICER, ‘ through ‘…STRACOM,’ publishes it:
(a) ‘…TAKEN IN CUSTODY AT POLICE CUSTODY AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS:
(b) …WHILE IN LAWFUL CUSTODY, HE ESCAPED’ [Paragraph 6]:
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NOW:
EITHER:
(i) ‘…LAXITY:
(ii) …STUPIDITY: or
(iii) …COMEDY.’
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OFFICIAL KNOWLEDGE: …PIECE OF COMEDY
That which may have been concealed from: ‘…Official Knowledge,’ may have been this ‘PIECE OF COMEDY.’
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EITHER THE DETAINING/ARRESTING OFFICER
(a) …HELD THE DETAINEE WITH ONE HAND: while
(b) …HOLDING THE ‘…SUSPECTED VEGETABLE SUBSTANCE,’ WITH THE OTHER:
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WHETHER BY ‘…LAXITY OR STUPIDITY:
(i) ‘…THE DETAINEE REPORTEDLY FREED HIMSELF FROM HIS GRASP:
(ii) …SNATCHED THE RECEPTACLE WITH THE SUSPECTED SUBSTANCE: and
(iii) …DESPERATE SPRINT AND HOT PURSUIT ENSUED: from
(iv) …THROUGH THE ENTRANCE GATES OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS: uphill
(v) …TO SCOTTS HILL.’
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FIREWORKS OR GUNFIRE:
Confusion seemed to, and continues to reign: over
(a) ‘…RESIDENTIAL PARTY FIREWORKS: and
(b) …GUNFIRE BY SPRINTERS BEFORE CAPTURE.’
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This could easily be cleared: by
(ii) ‘…ARMED OFFICERS GIVING ACCOUNT FOR ISSUED ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION:
(ii) …ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION RETURNED: and
(iii) …BALLISTIC TESTING OF THE FIREARMS SO ISSUED.’
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These, procedurally, for the ‘…PURPOSES:’ of
(a) ‘…ACCOUNTABILITY:
(b) …ENDING ACCUSATIONS: and/or
(c) …POLICE AND PUBLIC SPECULATIONS.’
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WHAT THE HELL…!
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ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL.’
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LESSON NO: 1: 2026
ALWAYS BEWARE OF SUBTERFUGE.’
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LESSON NO: 2:
NO PERSON WHO HAS NOT: been
(i) ‘…PROSECUTED:
(ii) …TRIED:
(iii) …CONVICTED: and
(iv) …SENTENCED TO HIS MAJESTY’S PRISON: can
(v) …CAN BE CHARGED WITH ‘…ESCAPING LEGAL CONFINEMENT’ [Paragraph 7].
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MEDIA RELEASES:
READ YOUR ‘…MEDIA RELEASES,’ ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, FRANKIE THOMAS.’
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