Berbice group nabs pirates after gunfight

Members of the Berbice Anti-Piracy Committee (BAPC) yesterday apprehended four pirates, said to be fishermen from No 43 Village, Corentyne after firing shots at them and turned them over to the Suriname authorities.

The pirates were in the process of robbing a fishing boat in the vicinity off Eversham, Corentyne when members of the BAPC overpowered and arrested them.

They had earlier used a gun and cutlasses to rob two fishing vessels in