A screengrab showing gallons of stolen oil recovered by police and security personnel
March 3, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police are reporting that they have ramped up operations in collaboration with a mining company’s security team targeting the lucrative black market for stolen low-sulphur diesel following an operation on a haul near Porus, Manchester on Tuesday.
During the early morning operation, 30 containers of stolen diesel fuel and 13 empty containers were seized.
About 4:30 am, a security team assigned to Jamalco was on patrol on a haul road and saw a car.
Police said on the approach of the security personnel men ran from the car and made good their escape.
Police from the Mandeville and Porus police stations joined in searching the area and found the containers along with two other vehicles. The team of nine police personnel was led by Sergeant Dwight Holland of the Operational Support Team.
The thieves had reportedly removed the diesel from equipment near a mining site.
The three vehicles and 43 containers were seized.
— Kasey Willliams