COMMISSIONER of Police Owen Ellington says the police have identified at least 20 persons of interest whose assets the police would be moving to seize.

Speaking at a Private Sector Organisation of Jamaca Chairman’s Club Forum held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel yesterday, Ellington said that some of the persons were called in for questioning during the recently imposed State of Emergency in Kingston and St Andrew.

“The police will be carrying out investigations against some of these persons with a view to seizing their assets,” a police source said at the meeting.

Ellington said that up to yesterday preparations were also being made to serve one of these persons with papers.

Police said that the persons of interest could be prosecuted under the Proceeds of Crime Act, which gives the State power to seize property and other assets obtained through criminal means.

The Proceeds of Crime Act repeals and replaces the Drug Offences Forfeiture of Proceeds and Money Laundering acts, and will provide for forfeiture through the courts, all properties and accumulated wealth which cannot be explained by legitimate activity.

Three weeks ago, Ellington released the names of over 30 persons, requesting that they turn themselves in for questioning. This followed a three-day operation that was aimed at capturing former West Kingston don Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke and restoring stability to Tivoli Gardens.

Among those who turned themselves in were:

* Michealous Phipps also called ‘Zeekie’, the son of incarcerated Matthews Lane don, Donald ‘Zeeks’ Phipps. He reportedly took over the leadership of the Matthews Lane gang after the imprisonment of his father.

* Rohan Hope, brother of slain One Order don, Andrew ‘Bun Man’ Hope. He was handed over to Assistant Commissioner of Police Leon Rose at the Mobile Reserve by attorney Peter Champagnie.

* Mark Walters, also called Mark II, who is said to be a member of a gang based in Allman Town in Central Kingston. He was also handed over by Champagnie.

* Cleveland ‘Cassie’ Downer, the leader of a gang based in a community known as ‘Common’ off Red Hills Road in North Central St Andrew.

* Kareem Allen, the son of slain South Side don, Franklyn ‘Chubby Dread’ Allen, from Central Kingston.

* Horace Ramsay, also called ‘Pugu’ of South Side, also in Central Kingston.

* Kevin Myers, also called ‘Forehead’.

* Kevin Elliott, otherwise called ‘Killer’ of Fletcher’s Land, West Kingston.

* Andre Buchanan, also called ‘Mills’ of Anderson Road in Woodford Park, Kingston.