According to jamaicaobserver_biz, KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Financial Investigations Division (FID) has secured cash forfeiture orders in two parish court matters totalling more than $2 million, along with foreign currency. The FID, in its capacity as Jamaica's Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), said the orders were handed down by the St Ann's Bay Parish Court on June 24 and the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court Civil Division on June 23. According to the FID, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, the St Ann's Bay Parish Court ordered the forfeiture of cash in the matter of ARA v. Demoy Campbell and Joshua Campbell. In the St Ann's Bay matter, the court ordered the forfeiture of J$1,211,700, CAD$1,800 and US$5 linked to Demoy Campbell, and J$635,000 linked to Joshua Campbell, along with legal costs, pursuant to Section 79 of POCA. The case stemmed from a July 2024 police operation in St Ann during which members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's St Ann's Bay Proactive Investigation Unit reportedly found J$635,000 in a bag in Joshua Campbell's possession. According to the FID, the men gave conflicting accounts of the source of the money. Subsequent enquiries led investigators to a residence in.
Jamaica's FID secures forfeiture of over $2 million in cash and foreign currency
The Financial Investigations Division obtained court orders in two parish court matters, marking a continued push against illicit financial flows in the Caribbean.