November NARCOTICS REPORT-KINGSTON

UNCLAS KINGSTON 001103 STATE FOR INL/LP KBrown, WHA/CAR ACadieux E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR AFIN ASEC JM SUBJECT: November NARCOTICS REPORT-KINGSTON ¶1. Buccaneer Eradication -------------- Buccaneer and other land operations seized five hundred and sixty six (566) kilograms of cured marijuana. Additionally, 26.99 hectares of matured marijuana plants, 1.81 kilograms of seeds, and 40,300 units of seedlings were destroyed. During the month of November the police arrested 554 locals and 14 foreigners for various criminal activities. ¶2. Cocaine Seizure -------------- Two British subjects who attempted to smuggle liquid cocaine was arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport. This was the result of collaborative work between the Jamaica Constabulary Force and their British counterparts. They were both employed in the airline industry in Britain. ¶3. Seizure Statistics, November 2008 -------------- Drug Eradication & Seizure November 2008 November 2007 Y-T-D Marijuana Growing, Hectares 27 63 450 Marijuana Cured, Kilograms 566.07 2,736 27,614 Seeds, Kilograms 1.81 Nil 261 Seedlings, Units 40,300 46,400 535,300 Hash Oil, Kilograms Nil Nil 11 Cocaine, Kilograms 13.13 6.25 2 Crack, Kilograms 1.04 0.08 242 ¶4. Airport Activities -------------- The Airport taskforce personnel have being reassigned to a location in the airport terminal and the building originally designed for the taskforce is being utilized by the Commissioner of police for law enforcement operations. ¶5. Maritime Activities -------------- The Jamaica Defence Force conducted 13 dive operations. Seven at Jamalco, Rocky Point Clarendon and six at Port Rhodes, St Ann. Neither drugs nor contraband was found. ¶6. Jamaica Fugitive Apprehension Team-JFAT -------------- Henderson Joseph was extradited from Trinidad and Tobago to Washington. He was wanted by the District of Columbia for Federal tax fraud. The table below provides a breakdown of JFAT activities: Month November 2008 New Cases Opened 9 Closed Cases 22 Open/Pending Cases 165 Outstanding Provisional Warrants 12 Arrest on Provisional Warrants 0 Suspects in Custody Pending Extradition 13 REGIONAL STATISTICS New International Cases 1 Cases Closed 0 Open/Pending Cases 16 Arrests on Provisional Warrants 0 Narcotics Affairs Section Support -------------- Close circuit television equipment was donated to the Jamaica Constabulary Force. This equipment will be used to allow witnesses the ability to identify suspects without exposure of identification or intimidation at two sites across the island. Eventually, there will be six locations throughout Jamaica. The equipment was purchased at the cost of USD 119,175.00. This was a joint U.S. - UK purchase. The UK furnished the software for the identification parades, NAS purchased the CCTV and digital recording equipment. Johnson