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‘A win for Jamaica’: 15 people convicted in landmark gang-busting trial

‘A win for Jamaica’: 15 people convicted in landmark gang-busting trial

Marathon trial, which lasted a year and a half, sees people convicted on charges ranging from gang membership to murder

Fifteen people have been convicted on charges ranging from gang membership and gun possession to murder, in a landmark gang-busting trial hailed by Jamaican authorities as a major blow to one of the island’s deadliest criminal organisations.

Twelve other defendants were acquitted and the cases against five others were not pursued, but police and prosecutors described the verdicts this week as historic. One defendant was murdered while on bail.

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