In JAMAICA: Gunmen hit Shell plant in late-night raid using five fuel tankers $15-m gas robbery

A group of gunmen staged a late-night raid on the Shell Company plant at Rockfort in East Kingston last Tuesday and made off with more than 133,000 litres of gasoline valued at just over $15 million.

"I can confirm that the robbery took place," Superintendent Arthur Brown of the Kingston Eastern police told the Jamaica Observer yesterday. READ More...

The section of the Shell Company plant at Rockfort from where an estimated 25 gunmen stole petrol worth $15 million last Tuesday night. (PHOTO: LIONEL ROOKWOOD)