St. Elizabeth Fisherman gets 12 years for cocaine possession.
A judge sentenced a St Elizabeth fisherman to 12 years in prison for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
He is forty-two-year-old Daniel Hanson, whom the police charged with possessing cocaine, dealing in, and importing cocaine. The charges stem from a drug seizure along the coast of Black River by law enforcement officers last November 2022.
During a joint law enforcement operation along the Black River coast, the JDF Coast Guard intercepted Hanson’s fishing boat. And investigators found cocaine with an estimated US $40 million in his possession.
Hanson was subsequently arrested and charged.
Hanson pleaded guilty to the charges, and the judge gave him a cumulative custodial sentence of 12 years last Friday.
Some of Hanson’s sentences will run consecutively.
Holness-Administration Seeks Balance in Child Seat Provision for PPVs
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Floyd Green, assured concerned members of the public that the National Road Safety Council, NRSC, have noted their concerns. And it will make recommendations to the Cabinet on balancing the enforcement of a child restraint system in public passenger vehicles which the new Road Traffic Act stipulates.
PM Holness gave Green oversight responsibility for the council.
The government says it will amend the New Road Traffic Act regulations, which require motor vehicles outfitted with a car restraint system to transport children under 12.
Under the Act, non-compliant motorists will get a fine of $5,000. But affected citizens contended that that particular section of the law is unduly burdensome.
Police ID Suspect in Robbery by Finger Left at Crime Scene
A robber who reportedly shot off his finger during a robbery has been IDed by the police and is now a wanted man.
Herbert Wallace, otherwise called ‘Rickie’ of a Riverton City Address in Kingston 11, is wanted by the Hunts Bay police.
The police said Wallace was missing an index finger. They said they found the finger at the scene of a robbery on Colleyville Avenue on November 28, 2022. The finger was later identified as belonging to Wallace.
According to the police, Wallace accidentally shot off his finger while robbing a business. He made off with an undetermined sum of money and left his finger behind.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Wallace should contact the Hunts Bay CIB at 876-923-7111 or Crime Stop at 311.