The Jamaica Constabulary Force ramped up its enforcement operations on Sunday, October 19, resulting in more than 300 persons being warned for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Regulations in the St. Catherine South Division and the arrest of two persons of interest in cases of shooting.
Between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., roadblocks were mounted along Hellshire main road, Caymanas Bay Road, Dyke Road, and Old Harbour Bay main road in the parish. The police were supported by the Jamaica Defence Force.
The results of the operation are as follows:
- Four hundred and forty-three vehicles were stopped.
- One hundred and fifty-six vehicles searched.
- Three hundred vehicle documents were checked.
- Thirty-three tickets were issued for breaches of the Road Traffic Act.
- Three motor cars and a motorcycle were seized.
- Four persons were detained
- Seven offensive weapons and a quarter pound of ganja were seized
The four persons detained include two persons who will be questioned with regards to shooting investigations.
