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Jamaica Gleaner
Munster Road fallout -British cop replaced at police armoury
Published: Sunday February 21, 2010 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
Gary Spaulding, Senior Gleaner Writer
A senior crime fighter seems set to become the first casualty of the foul-up at the police armoury, which resulted in several guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition being stolen.
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Snippet(s):
"Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Paul Robinson has been stripped of the responsibility for the armoury and replaced by fellow ACP Donald Pusey."
"That facility is the focal point of the probe into 18 guns and almost 11,000 rounds of ammunition seized on Munster Road in eastern St Andrew nearly two weeks ago.
It is believed that the 18 guns - plus one seized at another location - and the ammunition were all smuggled out of the armoury.
A police sergeant, Russell Robinson, two civilians attached to the armoury, and a businessman are now facing multiple charges relating to the guns and ammunition."
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"ACP Robinson lost some of his lustre after his name was linked to a foul-up, which saw the police sending millions of dollars to purchase ammunition from a convicted arms dealer in the United States.
While the arms dealer, Lance Brooks, was awaiting sentencing, investigators in the US searched a package from the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Firearms Coastal Security Branch with ACP Robinson's name on it."
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gary.spaulding@gleanerjm.com
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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