On Friday, August 30, 2013, 26-year-old Nigel Hippolyte, also known as Iya, of Faux-A-Chaud, Castries appeared before the First District Court to answer to charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition.

He pleaded guilty to both charges and was remanded in custody at the Bordelais Correctional Facility until September 27, 2013 when he is expected to be sentenced.

Hippolyte was arrested on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 when a search warrant was executed on his premises during a joint police operation at Faux-A-Chaud.