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Bajan fugitive held in St Lucia

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CASTRIES, St Lucia – The St. Lucia police today said a Barbadian man wanted in his country on several “serious criminal matters” had been shot during a police operation here to apprehend him.
Police said that 19-year-old, Aaron Idamar Roberts of No. 28 Regent Hill, Pinelands, St. Michael, had escaped lawful custody  and according to the Barbados police “was considered armed and dangerous”.
They said Roberts was arrested on Monday at La Clery on the outskirts of the capital and had been shot in the process.
Police said Roberts was treated at hospital here and has since been handed over to Barbados law enforcement officials. (CMC)
 
 

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