ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Police have laid charges against eight people who were arrested during a predawn operation by a joint police/military team in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Monday, February 7.

The individuals have been identified as:

1. Richard Gregory Snr, otherwise called ‘Boswell’, a 45-year-old vendor of Old Harbour Road, St Catherine.

2. Allando Gregory, otherwise called ‘Dulass’, a 50-year-old carpenter of Gregory Park, Portmore, St Catherine.

3. Sadeki Gregory, otherwise called ‘Salo’, 30-year-old of Old Harbour Road, St Catherine.

4. Brandon Gregory, otherwise called ‘Popo’, 20-year-old of Richmond St Mary.

5. Jordan Gregory, otherwise called ‘Sham’, 22-year-old, unemployed of Richmond, St Mary.

6. Richard Gregory Jr, 19-year-old of John’s Road, St Catherine.

7. Oshin Gregory, otherwise called ‘Lisa’, a 24-year-old, shopkeeper of Dempshire Pen, St Catherine.

8. Amoy Palmer, otherwise called ‘Abbie’, 21-year-old of Gordon Pen, St Catherine.

All have been charged with breaches of the Copyright Act, the Excise Duty Act and the Spirit Control Act; and are scheduled to appear before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on March 29, 2022.

Reports are that between the hours of 5:00 am and 8:30 am, a team of police and military personnel entered a premises where they uncovered an illegal bottling operation with counterfeit liquor. The team discovered hundreds of bottles, labels of popular local liquor brands, a bottling machine and several cases of raw material. 

The team also seized approximately $218,000 in cash.

Read: Police arrest eight men on counterfeit liquor charges

As the investigations continue, citizens are being warned to take precautions and examine the labels of packages when making purchases and use license retailers/wholesalers.