Another electrical engineer was arrested at a utility company in Kingston yesterday, in connection with a forgery probe being conducted by detectives attached to the Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Taskforce, MOCA.
This brings to six, the number of people arrested in connection with the probe which has implicated the head of Cenitech Engineering, George Knight.
The other five men who were arrested during last Friday’s multi-agency operation have since been charged and made their first appearance in the Corporate Area Criminal Court.
MOCA says about 4:00 yesterday afternoon, it carried out a ‘sting operation’ at a utility company located on Washington Boulevard in St. Andrew and arrested the engineer.
He’s to be questioned in the presence of his attorney, following which formal charges will be laid.
Last Friday, MOCA carried out co-ordinated predawn operations at seven locations in the Corporate Area, St. Catherine and Portland.
Five men were were taken into custody and charged with forgery, uttering forged documents and conspiracy to deceive.
They’re 44-year-old Head of Cenitech Engineering, George Knight. His brother, 48-year-old Inspector of Police, Andrew Bobb, 62-year-old Electrical Engineer, Clava Mantock Senior, his son, Clava Mantock Jnr. and one Melville Edwards.
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