A separate senior-level probe has been launched after two unauthorized packages of cocaine have been uncovered inside storage areas operated by the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Department (C-TOC), authorities confirmed this week.
The event comes as regulation enforcement continues to look at the arrest and charging of Police Inspector Martin Walker in reference to the seizure of 5.8 kilograms of cocaine on January 8. The newest discovery has widened the scope of inside scrutiny inside the Jamaica Constabulary Pressure (JCF).
The unlawful substances have been detected throughout a full audit of C-TOC storage amenities ordered by Deputy Commissioner of Police Richard Stewart, who oversees the Crime and Safety Portfolio. Preliminary findings point out that the medication have been being saved in violation of established procedures.
Following the invention, investigators from the Firearm and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) have been promptly engaged to guide the inquiry into the breach.
In response, Commissioner of Police Dr. Kevin Blake has directed that FNID be instantly faraway from the executive oversight of C-TOC. The JCF Excessive Command has additionally formally pledged its assist to FNID because the investigations proceed.
Each the inner audit and the prison investigation stay lively.
