Only $5000 is Required to Kill Someone in Jamaica

According to a probe carried out by The Jamaica Observer, only $5000 Jamaican dollars is required to hire someone to carry out an execution.

Based on their report, many murderers are desperate to make some quick money and as a result  are willing to commit murders for small sums.

“We have had situations where ‘hits’ were done [by criminals] for as little as $5,000,” the Commissioner told the Observer.

Ellington, however, did not state the number of cases that were uncovered by the police.

While acknowledging that contract killings were nothing new, he said that the incidents were part of a series of deadly practices carried out by members of the criminal underworld that has left authorities concerned.

“In a society where there is diminishing value for life, it does not take much for a little ‘shotta’ as they put it, to go and kill someone for a small fee,” Ellington said.

“It is a reality, and it is one of the manifestations of organised crime,” the police commissioner added.

The police said that, in many cases, criminals on contract were under instructions not to carry out attacks in public spaces and in broad daylight.

Members of the public have been urged to be on the alert for potential assassins.

“The comfort zone is no longer comfortable anymore, and members of the public should be more alert and aware of their surroundings,” the police officer warned.

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