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Four of six Mercury Verado boat engines valued at over $168,000 that the United States donated to The Bahamas at a handover ceremony at the Royal Bahamas Police Force Training College on Thursday, December 17, 2020. The four engines are attached to a 41-foot Apostle SAFE Boat Marine Interceptor the United States donated to The Bahamas in March 2013. (US EMBASSY NASSAU)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The United States yesterday donated six Mercury Verado boat engines valued at over $168,000 dollars to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Marine Support Services Unit and the Bahamas Customs Marine Unit.
The donation is part of a broad effort by the United States to support the government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in fighting transnational crime following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian and the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release by the US Embassy in Nassau.
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THE United States Embassy in Nassau donated six Mercury Verado boat engines to the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Bahamas Customs Marine Unit yesterday in a move meant to strengthen the country’s fight against drug trafficking and other related crimes following Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19’s impact.
The high-performance 350HP outboard engines, estimated at over $168,000, were presented during a hand-over and commissioning ceremony at RBPF Police Training College on University Drive yesterday.
During a brief ceremony, Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle described the new addition to the RBPF’s fleet as a “significant weapon” that will aid the law enforcement agency in its crime efforts.