The Ministry of Immigration and Border Services issued a press statement on January 26th, 2022, that a vessel with irregular migrants, landed on Ambergris Cay. The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is confirming today that an item, believed to be an adapted or homemade firearm, was found amongst the property recovered from the vessel along with some ammunition. This item is undergoing testing to establish its viability as a firearm and an investigation is being carried out to establish who was in possession of the item at the time the boat landed on Ambergris Cay.