Port under probe - Billion-dollar cocaine bust triggers lockdown at wharf in Kingston

Port under probe - Billion-dollar cocaine bust triggers lockdown at wharf in Kingston

The Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) was under a virtual lockdown for several hours until late Friday as security forces continued a high-level operation into a major cocaine bust that the police have estimated at approximately J$1 billion. The operation reportedly began Thursday morning and remained active late Friday as police, the Jamaica Customs Agency and other members of the security forces restricted movement in and around the po…