Ewarton, St Catherine – The Jamaica Constabulary Power (JCF) says it has efficiently situated a schoolgirl who had been lacking for greater than per week, in a case that has since unravelled right into a suspected kidnapping ring with alleged ties to a non secular cult.
In response to police studies, the teenager was found hidden beneath a mattress throughout an operation in Ewarton, St Catherine. The surprising discover has led to the arrest of three adults, together with the lady’s aunt—who investigators consider is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
Additionally taken into custody have been one other lady and a person stated to be a pastor. The three are at the moment being questioned by investigators.
Two minors have been additionally discovered on the premises and have been taken into protecting custody.
Deputy Superintendent Susan Bruce, head of the Nationwide Strategic Anti-Gang Division (NSAD) of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Department (C-TOC), stated the investigation started on April 7 as a lacking individual case. It rapidly escalated right into a wider probe after leads pointed to an organised group concerned within the teen’s disappearance.
“This can be a deeply disturbing scenario,” DSP Bruce said. “The truth that the kid was discovered hid in such a way suggests there have been plans to maintain her hidden for an prolonged interval. We at the moment are investigating the opportunity of a wider community with cult-like components.”
DSP Bruce additionally condemned what she described as “predatory behaviour” from people who’ve tried to take advantage of the lady’s mom for the reason that teen was discovered. She urged the general public to be delicate and permit regulation enforcement to hold out its work with out interference or sensationalism.
The investigation is ongoing, and the JCF says further arrests may comply with because it explores all angles of what seems to be a posh and doubtlessly far-reaching operation.
