Law enforcement authorities have initiated a search for a suspect related to a significant drug seizure by Narcotics agents on January 4, 2024, in St. Elizabeth.
It has been reported that approximately 13.5 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of J$30 million, as well as 220 pounds of ganja valued at about J$2.2 million, were seized during a targeted raid at a dwelling in the Warminster community in St. Elizabeth. Additionally, one motor vehicle and over J$1 million were confiscated during the operation.
Superintendent Dwight Daley, the Head of the Narcotics Division, informed Radio Jamaica News that the authorities are investigating a potential international drug trafficking ring in connection with the seizure.
The police are interested in speaking with Cetron Smith of Warminster district, St. Elizabeth, as they believe he could assist them with the investigation. Consequently, Smith has been asked to report to the Narcotics Area 3 office along DeCarteret Road in Mandeville, Manchester, by 10 o’clock on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
Police charged a 14-year-old boy with attempted rape.
A 14-year-old boy from St. James was formally charged on Thursday, January 4, 2024, with attempted rape, burglary, and wounding with intent following a break-in in the Mount Salem community.
The teenager’s court date is currently being finalized.
According to police reports, the incident occurred around 11:40 pm on Tuesday, January 2nd, when the boy entered the victim’s home and allegedly attempted to commit rape. A struggle ensued, during which he used a knife to inflict several stab wounds to the victim’s upper body and head. The assailant fled the scene after the victim raised an alarm.
On Wednesday, January 3rd, a resident confronted the boy, and he was subsequently escorted to the police station. He was officially charged the following day.
The court freed a constable who pepper-sprayed an ex-cop during a traffic stop.
Police Constable Gaynor Harrison, who pepper-sprayed a retired senior policeman during a traffic stop on Molynes Road in St Andrew in 2019, has been acquitted.
The retired Deputy Superintendent of Police Altemorth ‘Parro’ Campbell was pepper-sprayed after he disobeyed the constable’s directive to exit his vehicle to be arrested.
His son, who was in the passenger seat, was also pepper-sprayed. An amateur cellphone video captured the exchange between Campbell and the constable.
The authorities charged the cop with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following a recommendation by INDECOM on May 14, 2020.
However, Harrison, who has been on suspension since the incident, was freed Friday afternoon following submissions by his attorney, Vincent Wellesley.
During the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court trial, Wellesley submitted that his client acted in self-defense and in accordance with the Jamaica Constabulary Force Act.
Wellesley argued that his client did not commit an offense based on the circumstances, explaining that the cop attempted to arrest a motorist who had committed several breaches of the Road Traffic Act.
Before handing down her ruling, Presiding Judge Nathalie pointed out that the Crown failed to establish that the cop intentionally or recklessly assaulted both complainants.
The judge said the incident occurred while the policeman was executing his duties.