Is there a Jamaican cartel?
The gang also has a large presence in Toronto….Shower Posse.
| Founded | 1980s |
|---|---|
| Territory | Jamaica, Canada, United States and United Kingdom |
| Ethnicity | Jamaican |
| Membership | 1,500–2,000 in Jamaica and 4,000–5,000 in other countries |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, arms trafficking, racketeering, and murder |
Who founded the Shower Posse?
Vivian Blake, 53, died March 21st at University Hospital of the West Indies, where he had been admitted a day earlier after suffering a heart attack, according to attorney George Soutar.
Who is the Shower Posse?
The massacre was the modus operandi of the Shower Posse, a Jamaican gang named for the blind downpours of bullets it unleashed on enemies. Cops estimated the posse had murdered 1,400 people in this country. It’s the same guerrilla conglomerate that has thrown Jamaica into a national state of emergency.
What is a don in Jamaica?
Dons are criminal non-state actors that evolved out of the divisive trade union and partisan battles in Jamaica from the 1940s to 1960s. The term ‘don’ is a recent one, however, one that gained venom in the 1980s; before that you had ‘rude bwoys’, ‘top rankings’ and ‘area leaders’.
What kind of drugs are in Jamaica?
The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA)’s 2001 Survey of Drug Abuse in Jamaica survey found that while 60% of the Jamaican population use marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol, only 0.5% regularly use substances such as cocaine, ‘crack’ cocaine, ecstasy, and heroin.
What are 87s in Jamaica?
Through a complex web of calculations, 87 octane in Jamaica is about the same as 95 octane in Europe and Japan, while 90 octane in Jamaica would be about 98 in Europe and Japan. Exxon.com advises that “octane rating is a measure of a fuel’s ability to resist ‘knock’.
What is a don man?
3 : a Spanish nobleman or gentleman —used as a title prefixed to the Christian name.