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Jamaican Cop arrested in connection with cooking oil robbery

By CMC News··1 min read
Jamaican Cop arrested in connection with cooking oil robbery
Key Points(5)
  • Police in Jamaica have launched an investigation into a robbery in which millions of dollars’ worth of cooking oil was stolen from a delivery truck on Saturday morning in the central parish of St.
  • According to the <a href="https://jcf.gov.jm/">Spanish Town police</a>, two suspects, including a cop, were arrested and are now in custody in connection with the incident.
  • The police reported that a truck, which was carrying products from Seprod Limited, was traveling along the Spanish Town Bypass at about 9:00 a.m.
  • when the robbery took place.
  • Two men in vests marked ‘police’ stopped the truck and the vehicle was taken to a nearby community.

Police in Jamaica have launched an investigation into a robbery in which millions of dollars’ worth of cooking oil was stolen from a delivery truck on Saturday morning in the central parish of St. Catherine.

According to the Spanish Town police, two suspects, including a cop, were arrested and are now in custody in connection with the incident.

The police reported that a truck, which was carrying products from Seprod Limited, was traveling along the Spanish Town Bypass at about 9:00 a.m. when the robbery took place.

Two men in vests marked ‘police’ stopped the truck and the vehicle was taken to a nearby community.

There, the truck was emptied, and the driver and two sidemen were tied up inside the vehicle. They managed to free themselves, escaped from the vehicle, and made a report.

An operation was launched and a car said to be a part of the robbery was seized.

The goods were not recovered.

CMC/

 

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