Police raid Kingston lawfirm
1:24 pm, Tue December 17, 2013
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Taskforce (MOCA) and the Financial Investigation Division (FID) on Tuesday, conducted operations at a law firm on Duke Street in downtown Kingston which houses the offices of at least three prominent lawyers.
Simultaneous raids were also carried out elsewhere in the Corporate Area and the central parishes of St.Catherine and Manchester.
There are reports that five people have been detained.
Officials say the operations follow an intense joint investigation by MOCA and FID in relation to money laundering and other financial crimes.
The simultaneous operations, began early Tuesday and are expected to continue for several hours.
According to a source, joint teams swooped down on several businesses and houses in the Corporate Area and sections of central Jamaica
http://rjrnewsonline.com/local/polic...ngston-lawfirm
1:24 pm, Tue December 17, 2013
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Taskforce (MOCA) and the Financial Investigation Division (FID) on Tuesday, conducted operations at a law firm on Duke Street in downtown Kingston which houses the offices of at least three prominent lawyers.
Simultaneous raids were also carried out elsewhere in the Corporate Area and the central parishes of St.Catherine and Manchester.
There are reports that five people have been detained.
Officials say the operations follow an intense joint investigation by MOCA and FID in relation to money laundering and other financial crimes.
The simultaneous operations, began early Tuesday and are expected to continue for several hours.
According to a source, joint teams swooped down on several businesses and houses in the Corporate Area and sections of central Jamaica
http://rjrnewsonline.com/local/polic...ngston-lawfirm