Caribbean National Weekly

Eight prisoners escape from lock-up in Jamaica

By Micaiah Morgan··1 min read
Eight prisoners escape from lock-up in Jamaica
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  • <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Jamaican police are searching for eight prisoners who escaped from the Black River police lock-up on Monday morning.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">During routine checks conducted between 3 a.m.
  • by personnel, the men were discovered missing.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Investigations revealed that the prisoners escaped through the facility's ventilation system.
  • </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">A high-level meeting involving police commanders was held at the Black River police headquarters regarding the incident.</span>

The Jamaican police are searching for eight prisoners who escaped from the Black River police lock-up on Monday morning.

During routine checks conducted between 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. by personnel, the men were discovered missing.

Investigations revealed that the prisoners escaped through the facility's ventilation system.

A high-level meeting involving police commanders was held at the Black River police headquarters regarding the incident.

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