Glenroy Sinclair, Staff ReporterFORTY DEPORTEES, some of whom are reportedly hardened criminals, arrived in the island on Thursday on a special charter flight from Louisiana in the United States. They were processed at the CIB Headquarters in downtown Kingston and later released.
At least 1,206 persons have been deported to Jamaica since the start of the year. Last year more than 4,200 persons were sent home after completing sentences in prisons in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.
SERIOUS PROBLEMS
"There is no doubt that we are going to have serious problems with some of these deportees," said Assistant Commissioner of Police, George Williams, commenting on the latest group to arrive.
The police have long complained that they have been unable to properly monitor deportees who are considered dangerous. ACP Williams confirmed that the process has been very slow.
"We were not getting the number of monitoring orders that we would really want," he said.
For the police to monitor a deportee, they must apply to a judge in chambers to obtain a restriction order. But for this to be possible, the police must present a transcript with detailed information about the particular case.
