Jamaica: Police Storm Kingston Slum to Root Out Drug Lord

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | May 26th, 2010 | Trackback

The government’s attempt to extradite a suspected drug lord to the U.S. erupted in significant violence in Kingston May 23 when security forces had to storm his stronghold to try to take him into custody. At least 30 people were killed in gun battles and violence spread to nearby Spanish Town where a major road was blocked. Unrest did not spread to the tourist areas of Montego Bay, Negril or other resorts far from Kingston. A state of emergency remained in place for parts of Kingston, and the U.S. State Department advised against travel there at this time.

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