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More arrests in fake cigarette scam
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com
Friday, May 07, 2010
DETECTIVES from the Organised Crime Investigative Division (OCID) are now searching a wholesale establishment at Heywood Street in downtown, Kinston after an early morning raid at Russell Heights in St Andrew.
Two persons have been arrested.
The police went to a house at Lewisville Avenue in the upscale neighbourhood and seized several items including bleaching products, cigarettes, cash and diapers.
After dropping off the haul of illegal goods at the OCID headquarters, the cops swarmed the wholesale establishment and are now seizing several items.
The raid drew the stares of curious onlookers who are now gathered behind the police cordon.
Earlier this week Jason Kong and Yun Feng Zhang were remanded in custody when they appeared in court.
They were arrested after cops from OCID raided a house at Beverly Hills and seized several million dollars, expensive liquor and fake cigarettes last week.
Investigators in that case have reportedly been threatened and police say drug dealers are turning to the trade in illicit cigarettes which has been bleeding the profits of local cigarettes manufacturer, Carreras LTD.
 
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5/8/2010
Are the cigarettes illegal, fake or both illegal and fake? I am confused
5/8/2010
Here is a tip for the government of Jamaica on how to discourage these illegal activity.
First seized all property that is involved in the illegal cigarette trade.
Second give these individual a good 5 year prison sentence with no chance of parole.
Lastly, on the day they are release from prison, deport their asses to wherever they come from.
They could not do these activity in China so why do they think they should be able to do this in Jamaica?
5/8/2010
It look like somebody or 'somebodies' dolly house mash up now. One find leads to another. My country is in a crisis - who will help?
5/7/2010
KAKKA! dis a juss de tip af de hice bergh...
5/7/2010
jay brown,,,most of these illegal activities cause a lot of gun killings too.
A lot of chinese lives in the new kingston area,too.
the police must search their houses.,for illegal stuffs.
5/7/2010
Yes Iyah,
Now go after the guns!!
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