ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – The Main Organised Crime & Anti-Corruption Company (MOCA) performed a serious operation on Thursday morning, raiding the St Catherine Municipal Company places of work as a part of an ongoing fraud investigation.
Based on MOCA’s Director of Communications, Main Basil Jarrett, the parish council was the ultimate cease of a broader operation focusing on 17 areas linked to workers and associates of the municipal company.
“We’ve focused about 17 areas at present earlier than coming right here,” Main Jarrett confirmed. “These embrace the houses and residences of workers and their associates linked to the St Catherine Municipal Company.”
The operation, executed underneath search warrants, is a part of efforts to uncover proof associated to alleged fraudulent actions throughout the municipal company.
At this stage, no arrests are deliberate, however Jarrett famous that this might change as investigations progress over the approaching days.
MOCA took steps to conduct the operation discreetly to keep away from main disruptions to the general public. “There are sterile areas underneath investigation, however for unaffected sections, enterprise ought to proceed as traditional,” Jarrett defined.
The raid has heightened public scrutiny on the St Catherine Municipal Company, which has confronted allegations of mismanagement and corruption prior to now. Authorities have urged anybody with info to help the investigation by contacting MOCA instantly.
Additional developments are anticipated because the investigation unfolds.
