The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) said in a news release that officers from the Alice Town Police Station worked with the Bahamas Customs Department to search a vessel docked at a port on Bimini, a chain of western islands some 50 miles east of Miami, Florida, on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. The officers were “acting on intelligence,” the RBPF said, but they did not specify what information they had.

The 10 occupants aboard the boat, which included eight Americans, one South African and another from Guyana, were taken into custody, the RBPF said. Those who were arrested range in age from 21 to 62, police noted. The RBPF did not identify them.

Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands and cays. Its white sand and turquoise waters make it a world-famous destination. (mr-fox)

US MILITARY SEIZED SURVIVORS AFTER CARIBBEAN DRONE STRIKE ON SUSPECTED DRUG SMUGGLING BOAT: REPORT

Weapons, ammunition and cash seized

Onboard, authorities found a trove of weapons, ammunition and cash.

During the search, officers discovered three “high-powered weapons”, 11 firearms, a substantial quantity of ammunition and a “considerable sum of undeclared cash,” the agency said.

A view of the beach in Bimini, Bahamas, on May 1, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

DRUG-SMUGGLING BOAT STRUCK BY US WAS CARRYING MORE THAN A TON OF SUSPECTED COCAINE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAYS

Investigation ongoing

The investigation remains ongoing, police said. It was not immediately clear what charges the Americans face. Fox News Digital has reached out to the U.S. State Department for additional information.

Members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force SWAT team stand guard outside the Magistrate’s Court in Nassau, Bahamas. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The RBPF has not indicated whether more arrests are expected and did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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“The threat of people leaving high tax, high crime jurisdictions like New York and other places is real,” Singer told Fox News Digital.

“It’s been happening for years, and Boca Raton has been the beneficiary of a lot of businesses bringing their corporate headquarters and high-paying jobs here. I think the threat is even more real. People are already preparing to leave before a Mamdani election and if the polls hold as they expect in the next few weeks, we’re going to see a lot more people looking to bring their businesses here and create jobs in Boca Raton.”

Mamdani’s socialist economic policies, along with his adoption of communist talking points like “seizing the means of production” andabolishing private property, have been a major focus for his critics who have warned his victory would negatively affect businesses in New York City, the financial capital of the world.

‘ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK’: RESEARCHER PREDICTS NYC BUSINESS EXODUS IF ZOHRAN MAMDANI WINS

The New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, spoke to supporters at a canvass launch event in Prospect Park on Aug. 17, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)

“It’s hard to predict how bad the economic situation is going to be, but Mamdani doubled down at last week’s debate and said it’s about time we raised taxes, and he was grateful for it,” Singer said. “When he’s proposing a 17% marginal tax rate for New York City residents between state and local taxes, that’s 17% that they can simply give up by moving here and with jobs more mobile because of technology and with companies finding great office space here, there’s less and less reason for people to stay there.”

Singer continued, “I think one year out, you’re going to see a substantial exodus of companies that are able to move. Two years out, we’re going to see depressed values, more unemployment, higher crime. And four years out? We don’t know. I think at that point, they’ll be ready for a new mayor if what we expect to happen in November happens.”

Singer lauded the business climate in Boca Raton, notably the lowest property tax rate of any full-service city in Florida, along with no state income tax.

“People have been saying, well, we want to join you. Since Mamdani won the primary in June, we’ve had a lot of outbound outreach, as well as some marketing toward the New York market that’s been effective,” Singer explained. “And we have companies ranging from financial services to FinTech to AI and quantum computing and so many more who are looking at moving here.”

Singer, who spent years as an attorney in New York City, said “a lot” of his contacts in the city are “very concerned” about the potential of a Mamdani victory.

“They’ve reached out to explore a better life in Boca Raton, and we’re going to continue to see this in places that have lower taxes, lower regulation, welcome business, are not scaring people off with crazy ideas and the idea that you can tax people indefinitely and without limits before they start to react,” Singer said, adding that New York City “is not as captive an audience as some people think.”

“I think that’s going to be demonstrated in the coming months and years.”

CUOMO WARNS THERE WILL BE ‘NOBODY LEFT’ IN NEW YORK CITY IF MAMDANI BECOMES MAYOR

Mayor Scott Singer of Boca Raton, Florida, on Jan. 27, 2025. (Getty Images)

Singer also spoke to Fox News Digital about the contrast in public safety between Boca Raton and New York City, which he views as another reason why New Yorkers will consider Florida, particularly given Mamdani’s past calls to defund the police, which many of his critics argue he has not sufficiently walked back.

“In Boca Raton, we have outstanding public safety,” Singer said. “Our crime numbers have continued to drop from what were 40-year lows despite rises nationally, and I think that’s a contrast to what you’re seeing in New York.”

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Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a mayoral debate on Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

Singer, who chairs the America First Policy Institute Mayor’s Council, told Fox News Digital that Boca Raton is a city that prioritizes public safety and backs their police with funding.

“Contrast that with a candidate who’s had repeated comments about defunding the police, critical of public safety,” Singer said. “We support public safety in Boca Raton and I think, ultimately, that’s what a lot of people will be choosing. It’s not just taxes. It’s public safety, it’s quality of life. I think we offer that all in Boca Raton and I think there are mayors across this country who offer a counter to what you’re seeing in some of these larger cities.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the Mamdani campaign for comment.

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In “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice,” Giuffre — who died by suicide earlier this year — recalled the events that led to her being sex trafficked as a minor by the convicted sex offender and his accomplice and wrote of the fear she endured for years.

Across nearly 400 pages, Giuffre recounted how what began as a promise of opportunity turned into captivity. She wrote that later she would come to realize that “step by practiced step,” Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell “broke down” her defenses.

“Every time I felt a twinge of discomfort, one glance at Maxwell told me I was overreacting,” she wrote.

“Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice,” a memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s main accusers, was released Tuesday. (NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty Images)

PRINCE ANDREW HUMILIATED AGAIN AS VIRGINIA GIUFFRE BOOK REVIVES SWEATY EXCUSE, BRANDED MORALLY BLIND: EXPERTS

Following her introduction into Epstein’s world, Giuffre said that she was a “daily presence” at El Brillo Way, the financier’s Palm Beach mansion. She shared that Epstein “liked to watch women together.”

“Little by little, I was welcomed into the sorority of Epstein’s girls,” she wrote.

Giuffre, who was working at Mar-a-Lago when she was recruited, said that Epstein encouraged her to quit her job to work full-time for him, but warned that she would be “at his beck and call, day and night. No exceptions.”

“When he said, ‘Jump!’ my response would have to be, “How high?”

Giuffre said that through becoming financially indebted to Epstein, she became trapped in servitude. She described that she was initially hesitant to agree to work full-time for Epstein, but received a threat about her younger brother, Sky Roberts Jr.

“We know where your brother goes to school,” Epstein allegedly told her. “You must never tell a soul what goes on in this house.”

David Boies, representing several of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged victims, center, arrives with Annie Farmer and Virginia Giuffre, at federal court in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019.  (Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Giuffre revealed that as her relationship with Epstein and Maxwell grew, she said that she had “unlocked” Epstein into confiding in her. In her memoir she wrote that he showed her a hidden doorway next to “some paintings of naked people stretching.”

She said that she saw the convicted sex offender’s “trophy closet,” a closet with floor-to-ceiling photos of young girls.

“All of the girls were naked, many of them quite obviously underage, and the images were raunchy, not demure,” Giuffre recalled in her memoir. “A stack of shoe-boxes in the corner held the overflow. He had so many photos that he’d run out of display space.”

She said that when Epstein allegedly showed her his closet, she said he didn’t speak, but the smug look on his face said, “Look at my conquests. Look at how powerful I am.”

A person reads a copy of “Nobody’s Girl” by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, which was published on Tuesday. Prince Andrew relinquished his dukedom and other honors on Friday, after excerpts from the posthumous autobiography of Giuffre were released.  (James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)

PRINCE ANDREW ACCUSER VIRGINIA GIUFFRE FEARED SHE WOULD ‘DIE A SEX SLAVE’ IN JEFFREY EPSTEIN TRAFFICKING RING

Giuffre delved into the elite exploitation of Epstein’s world, sharing that she would be at Epstein’s various residences all day.

“Some days, the call would come in the morning. I’d show up, perform whatever sex acts Epstein wanted, then hang out beside his vast swimming pool while he got some work done. After a few hours, I’d usually be summoned to have sex with him again,” she wrote.

“If Maxwell was there, I was often told to attend to her sexually as well. She kept a bin of vibrators and sex toys handy for these sessions. But she never demanded sex from me one-on-one — only when we were with Epstein. Sometimes there were other girls there, too, and I’d end up staying at El Brillo Way all day.”

Virginia Roberts holds a photo of herself at age 16, when she says Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein began abusing her sexually. (Emily Michot/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

She said that Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 for helping lure teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein, was “proud” of her friendships with famous people.

Giuffre wrote that Maxwell “loved to talk about how easily she could get former president Bill Clinton on the phone,” though Clinton has denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in an undated photograph. (Justice Department)

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Epstein was found dead in his New York jail cell weeks after his 2019 arrest. The American financier was awaiting trial on U.S. federal sex-trafficking charges involving dozens of teenage girls and young women, some as young as 14. Investigators ruled his death a suicide.

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for helping lure teenage girls to be sexually abused by him. She is serving a 20-year prison sentence.

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Jeremy Rouse, 35, allegedly admitted to police that he realized his son was no longer in the car with him, but he continued his Uber Eats delivery route on Thursday to maintain a good rating, according to FOX 35 Orlando.

The child, whose age has not been released publicly, was rescued by two bystanders before he could enter Interstate 4’s busy traffic lanes in Altamonte Springs.

“I was running pretty fast,” rescuer Jamie Cabell told the local TV station. “Anything could’ve happened in a matter of seconds because cars were zooming by.”

CALIFORNIA PARENTS ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH MURDER OF MISSING 7-MONTH-OLD SON AFTER MOTHER’S STORY FALLS APART

Jeremy Rouse, 35, faces child neglect charges for an incident in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Oct. 16, 2024.  (FOX 35 Orlando)

“It was like we were running a quarter-mile run, and I had to catch this kid. I’m not going to let him go out into traffic. I have to save him,” Alexandre Thomas-Brown, the second witness, said.

FLORIDA MAN CITES BARBER APPOINTMENT AFTER GETTING CLOCKED GOING MORE THAN 100 MPH

The area in Altamonte Springs, Fla., and Interstate 4, where the young, nonverbal special needs boy was found by two good Samaritans.  (FOX 35 Orlando)

The boy’s mother reportedly told police she had fallen asleep in the passenger seat while Rouse was doing food deliveries, according to local WESH.

Once she woke up, she realized the car was way too quiet, turned around to look for the boy and realized he was missing from his seat.

The age of the autistic young boy found wandering naked was not publicly released.  (FOX 35 Orlando)

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Police told FOX 35 Rouse said he did not stop his car because he was fearful of being arrested on charges if he returned to the scene.

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The incident occurred at around 8 p.m. on Oct. 16, when homeowner Santiago Cairo, 40, noticed a group of people at the front door of his Boca Raton house and believed they were attempting to break in, according to WPTV.

Cairo reportedly called 911 before arming himself with a gun and confronting a 14-year-old outside his home.

According to arrest records obtained by WPTV, Cairo told authorities he did not aim his gun at the teenager, and instead kept it at a “low ready position” as he waited for authorities to arrive.

NYPD RELEASES DRAMATIC BODY CAM FOOTAGE OF OFFICERS TACKLING ALLEGED TEEN GUNMAN IN BROOKLYN CHASE

Santiago Cairo was arrested for alleged aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Palm Beach County, Florida on Oct. 16, 2025. (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)

However, the young prankster alleges Cairo acted more violently than originally believed.

While the teen admitted to ding-dong ditching Cairo’s home, he told investigators that Cairo confronted him holding a flashlight and a gun, yelling, “You messed with the wrong guy,” WPTV reported.

The teen said Cairo then ordered him to get down on his knees, and at one point grabbed his shoulder in an attempt to push him to the ground – ultimately leaving him feeling threatened, according to WPTV.

THEIR TEENAGE SON WAS KILLED IN THE BACKYARD. NOW A CHICAGO FAMILY WANTS TRUMP TO ‘BRING ON’ THE TROOPS

Santiago Cairo is facing criminal charges after allegedly confronting a 14-year-old with a gun over a ding-dong ditch prank at his Boca Raton, Florida home on Oct. 16, 2025. (iStock)

Investigators later determined the young prankster never attempted to break into Cairo’s home, with Cairo admitting to police that he “went too far” when responding to the situation.

​​”All I can say is that Mr. Cairo never in fact pointed his firearm at anyone or put his hands on anyone,” Cairo’s attorney told WPTV.

Cairo’s attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Cairo was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, the outlet reported. He was released from jail on a $10,000 bond.

CINCINNATI POLICE UNION RIPS ARREST OF WHITE VICTIM IN VIRAL STREET ATTACK AS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE

The Boca Raton homeowner allegedly confronted a 14-year-old over a ding-dong ditch prank, in which Santiago Cairo believed the teen was attempting to break into his home. (iStock)

However, his neighbor, Mary Elizabeth Hall, reportedly expressed her support for Cairo while adding that she felt disappointed how the events unfolded.

“I witnessed the mother drive away with her children in the back,” Hall told WPTV. “While my neighbor, Santiago, was sitting handcuffed in the back of the car.”

Hall added that their South Florida neighborhood has seen an influx in car break-ins, while defending her neighbor’s actions.

“I question if it was a prank, or if they were trying to steal something,” Hall said, according to WPTV. “My neighbor did the right thing, and the outcome was not the right thing.”

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Hall is set to appear in front of a judge next month.

“I hope the outcome is that the young man learns a very serious lesson,” Hall added. “And that my neighbor, Santiago, his name is cleared.”

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Harjinder Singh allegedly crossed the southern border illegally in 2018 and is accused of causing an August crash in Fort Pierce, Florida, that killed three people.

Investigators with the Florida AG’s office learned Singh failed his CDL knowledge exam in Washington state 10 times between March 10, 2023, and May 5, 2023. They also learned he failed his air brakes knowledge exam twice.

The Washington company that trained Singh for his CDL attested that he could speak English, even though he struggled to speak it proficiently, the senior official said. Still, Washington issued Singh his first CDL, and California later granted him another.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKER ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE PEOPLE FAILED ENGLISH, ROAD SIGN TESTS: DOT

A bodycam still photo shows Harjinder Singh holding paperwork as a New Mexico State Police officer issues him a speeding ticket during a July 3 traffic stop. (New Mexico State Police bodycam)

Bodycam footage released in August shows Singh struggling with limited English after being pulled over for speeding in New Mexico a month earlier, a detail that has become a major focal point in the case.

The footage shows Singh being stopped by a New Mexico State Police officer July 3 for allegedly driving 60 mph in a 45 mph zone.

Singh appeared apologetic as he received a ticket. He communicated clearly at first, but after signing paperwork and preparing to leave, the officer struggled to understand him.

EXPERT REVEALS HOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKER MAY HAVE GOTTEN COMMERCIAL LICENSE BEFORE FATAL FLORIDA CRASH

Harjinder Singh (St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office)

Officials investigating the wreck in Florida said Singh failed English and road sign tests. He’s accused of jackknifing his 18-wheeler during an illegal U-turn, causing a van to smash into the side of the semi, leaving three people dead.

Last week, the Florida AG’s office sued California and Washington in a Supreme Court filing to prevent both states from issuing CDLs to illegal immigrants. The lawsuit accuses the states of failing to comply with federal safety and immigration status requirements.

BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCK DRIVER SPEAKING LIMITED ENGLISH WITH NEW MEXICO OFFICER

Harjinder Singh, 28, was arrested after allegedly making an unauthorized U-turn in Florida that resulted in a crash that left three people dead, officials said. (St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office)

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Oct. 15 that many big rig drivers fail to meet English language requirement, a problem his department is now targeting.

“I put states on notice this summer: Enforce the Trump Administration’s English language requirements or the checks stop coming,” Duffy said. “California is the only state in the nation that refuses to ensure big rig drivers can read our road signs and communicate with law enforcement. This is a fundamental safety issue that impacts you and your family on America’s road.”

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The announcement followed the Trump administration’s decision to withhold more than $40 million in federal highway safety funds from California for failing to enforce federal English proficiency standards for truckers.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.

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The Shane Jones Act, named in honor of an Air Force veteran and father of four killed outside Tampa in a 2019 motorcycle crash involving an intoxicated illegal immigrant driving without a license, was proposed on Monday to give “teeth” to existing immigration policy.

“It’s a great idea because it sends the message that we will not tolerate our local law enforcement or local governments not cooperating with immigration officials when they don’t enforce immigration laws,” said State Rep. Berny Jacques Thursday on “Fox & Friends First.”

MULTIPLE FATAL CRASHES LINKED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SPARK ARRESTS ACROSS US IN RECENT DAYS

Federal agents detain a person after attending a court hearing at immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York City on July 1, 2025. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Jacques, a Republican who introduced the bill, explained that victims would be suing the government entity that “failed to enforce” immigration laws.

He also said the Sunshine State has been leading on the issue.

“We’ve been telling folks that this is not a sanctuary state, and we’re not just telling folks, we’ve put that into law, so this puts teeth into that law to make sure that no agency of the state, no political subdivision, would violate that,” he added.

Nikki Jones, the widow of Shane Jones, joined the program on Thursday to discuss the bill and how losing her husband has devastated her family.

GOP LAWMAKERS AIM TO HIKE PENALTIES ON ‘RADICAL LEFT’ AS ICE ATTACKS RISE BY OVER 800%

This graphic, taken from “Fox & Friends First,” details the proposed Shane Jones Act in Florida. (Fox & Friends First)

“Now, I’m a single mom, and trying to hold a house down and nobody holding accountability was extremely hard,” she said.

“He [the illegal immigrant] had contact with law enforcement three times prior; ICE was never involved, and he just kept getting let out on our soil to continue to commit traffic violation crimes.”

Nikki said, if she had been able to sue at the time of her husband’s death, the compensation would have helped.

“My biggest fear, in the long run, is losing my home, mine and my girls, and we should not be living in that fear over a crime that was absolutely 100% preventable,” she said.

Jacques said proceeds from the “very strong fine” for failing to enforce immigration laws would go toward compensating victims of migrant crime.

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According to a New York Post report, that fine would be $10,000.

“We hope this is a strong deterrent because it’s not going to be an easy path when you have grieving widows, grieving mothers,” Jacques said.

“There are a lot of folks who’ve lost their loved ones from illegal aliens… and it is 100% preventable when you knew these people were here, and you engage in catch and release. We don’t have that in Florida, but we want to make sure that we strengthen that in our laws if ever there is an official that thinks they can violate the law.”

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