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5.33.
The Intelligence of the security forces was of such a quality
as to leave us convinced of the truth of the assertion that gunmen were
specially recruited from across Jamaica to augment the numbers of
criminals opposed to the security forces. The evidence of L/Cpl.
McLennon that a weapon, such as a Grizzly Boar, must have been used
to attack the FEL, supports a finding that those offering armed violence
to the security forces possessed high-powered weapons and special
armaments.
5.34.
We have no reliable evidence to identify persons who
facilitated Coke’s access to guns.
5.35.
For the sake of completeness, we feel bound to reiterate
that Tivoli Gardens itself was specially fortified to prevent the security
forces from gaining access to that community for the purpose of
executing the warrant of arrest on Coke. This fortification of the
community was indeed special if only because nothing of its kind had
been seen in Jamaica before May 2010. Embedding IEDs among
barricades was a new phenomenon.
PART 2
THE POST- OPERATION PHASE AND RECOVERY OF WEAPONS
(A) Evidence of the JCF
CoP Ellington and DCP Hinds
5.36.
CoP Ellington explained in evidence that –
“Within the first two days of the operation, we found only a
small number of guns because our primary concerns were
stability, security and enabling the investigators and the
search teams to come in. It took several weeks to search
the entire area of operation.”