Glenroy Sinclair, Staff ReporterHEAD OF the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID), Superintendent Devon Watkis said his team of detectives are now interrogating a second man in connection with last Tuesday's massive arms find at the Berth 8, Kingston Wharves.
On Monday, the first of the two men were picked up by the police, while the second was taken in for questioning yesterday. Acting on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the police have declined to say much about the men in custody.
NOTORIOUS GANG LEADER
Reports are that one of the men was picked up in one of the most volatile area, outside the Corporate Area. Last week several persons, including a notorious gang leader from St. Catherine were taken into custody for questioning. The Gleaner understands that they were questioned and later released.
The lawmen are probing the illegal importation of 16 illegal guns and over 800 assorted rounds of ammunition that were smuggled into the island. The contraband was found in a wooden crate. The find include six high-powered weapons: one AK-47, an Arsenal rifle, a Keltech rifle, one Mac 11 and two Tec-9 Submachine guns. The list also included two shotguns, seven pistols, one revolver and 21 assorted magazines.
Since the beginning of the year, the police have recovered more than 25 illegal guns and over 1,000 assorted rounds of ammunition. Last year the lawmen seized over 450 illegal guns.
Their ability to link some of these weapons to murder scenes have been hampered by the non-availability of a piece of a ballistic machine to assist with the forensic investigation.
