Falklands : Former Stanley Dairy Managers appear before Court in Western Australia
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 17.04.2009 (Article Archived on 01.05.2009)
On Friday 3rd April 2009, the former managers of Stanley Dairy, Kevin and Leone Reynolds, appeared before a Fremantle Court in Western Australia charged with an offence of 'Bringing Stolen Goods into Western Australia'.
Former Stanley Dairy Managers appear before Court in Western Australia
On Friday 3rd April 2009, the former managers of Stanley Dairy, Kevin and Leone Reynolds, appeared before a Fremantle Court in Western Australia charged with an offence of 'Bringing Stolen Goods into Western Australia'. These charges have arisen as a result of a report to the police on the 24th February, 2009, from the Falkland Islands Development Corporation, which owns Stanley Dairy, that items to the value of approximately £38,000 may have been stolen from the dairy. Following that report, an investigation led by Dc Gary Webb of the Royal Falkland Islands Police has involved liaison with the Interpol Unit at the Australian Federal Police as well as the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
Full details of the case are sub judice at this stage. Mr and Mrs Reynolds are due to appear again before Fremantle Court on Friday 1st May 2009 when they are to face further charges regarding breaches of Australian quarantine regulations.
Superintendent Paul Elliott said 'This is a fine example of determined investigative work by Dc Webb and joined up working between police forces. We remain in close liaison with our colleagues in Western Australia and have arranged for the prosecution of Mr and Mrs Reynolds to be dealt with entirely under the laws of Western Australia, so that the question of their return to the Falklands for an expensive court case will not arise".
David Waugh, General Manager of FIDC, said "The Falkland Islands Police responded immediately and effectively to our initial concerns and the investigation, which has required international cooperation between police forces, appears to have quickly resulted in the apprehension of suspects and the confiscation of the missing items. FIDC looks forward to a speedy resolution of the case and the early return of the equipment".
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