AS the probe continues into the seizure in Miami of an illegal shipment of 119 guns and a large quantity of magazines and ammunition destined for Jamaica last month, new developments were revealed yesterday involving the woman alleged to be the consignee.
A document obtained by the Jamaica Observer showed that the woman’s name was included on a list of people for whom payment in the amount of $25,000 was requested for office/administration support to councillors in the 17 divisions of the St James Municipal Corporation last month.
The woman was listed as having provided the service for Michael Troupe, the People’s National Party (PNP) councillor for the Granville Division.
Last Friday, the Opposition PNP said it was aware of uncorroborated information circulating on social media linking an individual in the gun find to Troupe.
The party said it understood that the person named as consignee is a former employee of Troupe. It said it had been in touch with Troupe, who indicated that the person who is now the focus of the investigation left his employment some three months ago.
Yesterday, Troupe told the Observer that it was not unusual for workers to receive their earnings late.
In fact, Troupe disclosed that the late payment was among the reasons that the woman walked off the job.
“She left the first week in October. All when October done she don’t get pay. She got paid three weeks ago? Yes! She got paid, I think the 17th of November. At that time she left the work long time,” Troupe said. “The money is always late. What is so hard to believe in that?”
He pointed out that the worker who replaced the woman was also paid in November.
Several attempts were made by the Observer yesterday to contact Mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Homer Davis, but he did not answer any of our calls to his cellular phone.
Meanwhile, head of Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey, confirmed yesterday that the accused woman was detained on reasonable suspicion of conspiracy to import guns and ammunition after surrendering to the police approximately 9:00 am.
The woman’s attorney, Oswest Senior-Smith, told the Observer that his client had remained in custody.
Yesterday, Julian Robinson, general secretary of the PNP, said he would be meeting with Councillor Troupe and would comment afterwards.
The guns and more than 200 assorted rounds of ammunition were discovered by US Customs and Border Protection and Outbound Enforcement Team at Miami International Airport on November 13.
DWLLL who is this man’s LAWYER him jus a yap yap so.. wowww she still a get pay after she left the work she deh pon payroll an get 250,000 office support an she lef the wuk cause her pay late??? NONSENSE look ya, ppl wid visas are a precious commodity they needed her until trouble come,, ,MET the shitt hit the fan now, jus saying if a no she pack it but she name deh pon it?? when we travel dem ask if a u pack u grip ….
Di way it a look one would conclude that she may be the scape goat
Met you will soon get the full hundred pon this case here as well as the church killings with Ashley file.
If she a jus 20 and go a prison fi murder and come back..well well
Met a today me a say the same thing. Knowing our justice system, she probably was locked up a year or two. So a from her eye deh a har knee she a buss gun. And me a pre say she must dangerous because them never step to her, car and bike come fi she one and is a bag a shot them fire fi just get she one.
With the amount of weapons and the quality and types I would say that some heavy hitters are in on this. As you can see those weapons are brand new. I can see some packing grease on some. The ATF and FBI better be on it and treat it like a terrorist a try build mitilia out ya bcuz that a nuh normal shipment a gun. From mi a know bout gun sending a usually 10 the most and that a big big shipment wid whole heap a money and links. So 119 a nuh nutten pretty. Mi all a wonder bout the number 119 n a wonder if a subliminal message a send bout we crime.
Heavy duty.. From mi si di gun dem mi seh a big hitters work this.. All a di gun dem new most are 1 model come from the same factory.. A nu play play money send.. She girl nu have them money deh