The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) has reported that a money-laundering charge has been laid against Patrick Gibbon Mitchell of Ravine Chabot, Castries. The charge stems from the extended financial investigations initiated after a late-night traffic stop conducted by the Police in June 2024, which lead to a quantity of cash and a quantity of drugs seized from his vehicle.
A subsequent search of Mitchell’s residence in Marchand, revealed an additional quantity of drugs and three rounds of live 9mm ammunition.
In April 2025 Mitchell was convicted in the First District Court of possession of cannabis resin and fined $4,000.00 in addition to a fine of $6,000.00 for unlawful possession of ammunition.
On Monday, February, 9th, 2026, Financial Investigators formally arrested and charged Mitchell with the offence of Money-Laundering under section 30(1) (A) of the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act, in relation to the sum of$62,000.00 EC, 3,954.00 USD and 1,670.00 Euro recovered by police during the June 2024 operation.
In relation to the Money-Laundering charge, Mitchell appeared before a First District Court Magistrate on Monday, February 9th, 2026 where he was granted bail in the sum of $50,000.00.
In addition to the Money-Laundering charge, forfeiture proceedings for the recovered cash have also been initiated by the FIA.
As a condition of his bail, Mitchell was required to surrender all travel documents to the Court and to report to the Marchand Police Station every Thursday between 6a.m. and 6p.m.
The matter has been adjourned to Thursday, April 16th, 2026 for hearing.