Brandy convinced contract killing is taking place in St Kitts-Nevis

Violent crime has reached a new level in St Kitts and Nevis with Acting Commissioner of Police, Hilroy Brandy disclosing that contract killing may have raised its ugly head.

"We have seen persons coming out of St Maarten, coming from Anguilla to do jobs for members of the gangs here in St Kitts and vice versa members of the gangs from St Kitts flew to St Maarten and Anguilla and do hits for hire. In fact, a few of the gang members are incarcerated in St Maarten" Brandy told WINNFM at a one-day forum that wrapped up in the federation on Monday (February 25).

According to the report, the problem of contracted hits is not limited to St Kitts and Nevis.

WINNFM quotes Commissioner of Police in Anguilla, Paul Morrison as confirming that it is a problem they have noticed occurring on that nearby British Overseas Territory.

"We do endorse that we do think there are contracted hits, we have at least three murders in Anguilla which we linked to contracted persons being hired to carry out although not all successful," said Morrison

Though Brandy is convinced that it is happening in the federation he did not give a specific case of the alleged 'hit for hire'.

"Hit for hire" or contract killing is where one person hires another for the sole purpose of committing murder and the hitman is then remunerated, WINNFM noted.