Wholesale operator among 10 arrested for electricity theft

The female operator of a wholesale enterprise in Kingston is among 10 business owners who have been arrested for electricity theft in the Corporate Area and St Catherine.



The arrests were made last week, as the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) continued its drive against electricity theft. The JPS says the business owners have been using metre bypasses and other methods to steal electricity.



The businesswoman is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, June 17.



The JPS says since the start of the year, several business operators have been hauled before the courts, following collaborative operations between the JPS and the police in western Jamaica; while it reports that three business owners in Manchester have been arrested for stealing power.



The light and power company says since January, more than 77,000 illegal connections have been removed and 114 people arrested.



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