New agency to deal with crime

KINGSTON, Jamaica  – Jamaica has established the Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA) in a bid to deal with the incidence of organised crime and corruption on the island.
National Security Minister Peter Bunting speaking at the launch of the MOCA said it would focus on identifying, investigating and prosecuting major players engaging in organised crimes, their facilitators, and corrupt public officials and, in the process, confiscating ill-gotten proceeds, thereby taking the profits out of crime.
A multi-agency organization, the Task Force’s core staff will comprise members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF the Ministry of Justice; the Ministry of Finance and Planning through the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Customs Department, the Taxpayer Audit and Assessment Department (TAAD), as well as civilian personnel.
Former Head of the Narcotics Division, Assistant Commissioner Carl Williams, who was instrumental in establishing the Anti-Lotto Scam Task Force in the JCF’s will head the new agency. (CMC)