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Posted: 5/20/2009 12:02:43 PM
THE controversy surrounding the searching of a plane chartered by Digicel and carrying former Prime Minister P J Patterson has revealed weaknesses in airport interdiction processes, say police.
Customs officials had been acting on information about concealed foreign currency on the plane, which proved to be erroneous, said a statement from Jamaica House today, after Prime Minister Bruce Golding read the police report into the incident.
The Prime Minister said police found that the incident revealed weaknesses in airport interdiction procedures which demand collaboration between the relevant authorities and a clear chain of command. "This is essential to ensure that security interventions are not occasioned by misinformation or mischief. The Commissioner of Police is taking action to reinforce these procedures and ensure compliance," said the statement. "The police will be submitting a report to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a determination of whether the authorities of the relevant agencies were influenced by public mischief and whether criminal or disciplinary proceedings should be instituted."
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Posted: 5/20/2009 12:02:43 PM
THE controversy surrounding the searching of a plane chartered by Digicel and carrying former Prime Minister P J Patterson has revealed weaknesses in airport interdiction processes, say police.
Customs officials had been acting on information about concealed foreign currency on the plane, which proved to be erroneous, said a statement from Jamaica House today, after Prime Minister Bruce Golding read the police report into the incident.
The Prime Minister said police found that the incident revealed weaknesses in airport interdiction procedures which demand collaboration between the relevant authorities and a clear chain of command. "This is essential to ensure that security interventions are not occasioned by misinformation or mischief. The Commissioner of Police is taking action to reinforce these procedures and ensure compliance," said the statement. "The police will be submitting a report to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a determination of whether the authorities of the relevant agencies were influenced by public mischief and whether criminal or disciplinary proceedings should be instituted."
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