MORE THAN 20 persons were detained in Clarendon yesterday, following a massive operation conducted with members of the Special Anti-Crime Task Force (SACTF).
"We seized an illegal firearm and ammunition, a quantity of stolen articles and cocaine and a number of offensive weapons," said Superintendent Terrence Bent, head of the Clarendon Division.
With assistance from Senior Superintendent Donald Pusey and the SACTF, the police swept through the communities of May Pen, Hayles, Hayles Field, Farm and Gimmi-Mi-Bit, in search of a network of criminals said to be behind several shooting deaths in the parish since last week. At least seven persons were shot, three fatally.
SUNDAY MORNING
On Sunday morning, a group of gunmen shot and killed a 35-year-old building contractor, Peter Bailey, who was taking a walk with his 15-year-old son.
Last Thursday night, a couple was attacked by gunmen travelling in a grey motor car in the Mineral Heights area. The husband, Barrington Campbell, 31, a businessman who operated a store in May Pen, died at the scene. His 43-year-old wife was hospitalised in a stable condition.
