POLICE STEP UP CRIME FIGHT WITH OPERATIONS IN BAMBOO AND MAMMEE BAY AS MURDERS ARE UP
OCHO RIOS, St Ann; Sept 26, 2025 –
A person of interest in an ongoing murder investigation was arrested, and a submachine gun, along with dozens of rounds of ammunition, was seized during two operations in St. Ann on Friday, September 26, 2025.
The person of interest was one of six people held during the first operation, in Bamboo, St. Ann, at about 7:00 a.m. Bamboo has had two recent murders, which contributed to a total of 47 so far, compared to 40 last year.
North Coast Times was told that a man who was wanted on an outstanding civil court warrant was also arrested, along with another man who was arrested for breaches of the Dangerous Drug Act, in the Bamboo operation.
Three women were also taken into custody for processing.
Senior Superintendent of Police Carlos Russell, joined by multiple security forces teams, led the operations. Russel took command of the parish earlier this month.
(SSP Carlos Russell)
He was joined on the operations by Superintendent of Police Dwight Brown in collaboration with members of the Jamaica Defence Force. Several specialised units of the Force also gave support, including the Area 2 Fugitive Apprehension Team, the Criminal Investigation Branch, the St. Ann Divisional Intelligence Unit, and Proactive Investigation Unit, along with personnel from the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB).
Later in the day, at about 2:00 p.m., the Specialized Operations Branch collaborated with their St.Ann colleagues for a second operation in Greenwhich Acres, Mammee Bay, where three premises were searched.
A Kel-Tec submachine gun, which was fitted with a magazine containing sixteen 9mm rounds of ammunition, was found at the rear of one of the premises. One Glock magazine with twelve 9mm rounds of ammunition and eleven 5.56 rounds of ammunition was also seized. Two people were arrested in connection with the find. However, their identities are being withheld.
SSP Russel said, “We will intensify our efforts to combat crime and violence in the parish while serving and protecting the community.”
