Over 100 men detained on Tawes Pen curfew

Rasbert Turner, Gleaner Writer

The police have taken into custody scores of persons from the Tawes Pen community in Spanish Town, St Catherine following the murder of a woman on Saturday.

A curfew has been in place in the area since this morning.

During a raid this morning, more than 100 men were detained.

The police say the men are being processed.

Senior police investigators say the operation forms part of the police force’s anti-crime initiative.

On Saturday night, 53-year-old Donna Cowan was shot and killed by men wearing army fatigue.

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