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Police investigating local “Gaza and Gully” gangs in Plum Park
The Jamaican Gaza (Kartel) and Gully (Mavado) syndrome is being adopted by locals and this has infused clashes in Plum Park, Sophia.
These recently led to teenagers and adults wielding cutlasses and guns in a standoff situation.
Plum Park (roadway to the left) crew banned the other crew from Farmer’s Field (on the right) from entering the street.
On Friday night police were summoned to quell the disturbance but the armed gangs fled the area and escaped.
Residents complimented the police on their quick response but are calling on the Office of the Commissioner of Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs to take this development seriously since bloodshed is inevitable.
“Imagine there are crews stopping others from the next street from stepping over into their street. This is happening in Plum Park and Farmer Field called ‘Blackie’.
“Now the teenagers in ‘Blackie’ are working but the ones in Plum Park do nothing other than rob people. This was opposed by the other side which caused a big problem. People have already got hurt,” one mother explained.
According to another resident, persons are harassed and robbed on a regular basis by the gang members. Kaieteur News understands that the police have descended on the area on numerous occasions but have not been able to arrest anyone since the gangs know all the shortcuts and alleyways in the community and are able to make their getaway.
“Friday night, a crew of 15 of them tackle some of the youths living in the other street. And this won’t stop until they are caught and dealt with by the police.
“We want peace in the area as this is only going to lead to violence and bloodshed. Imagine there is a big man behind these young boys encouraging them with this foolishness.”
Another noted, “When they see people with their cell phones they boxing them and taking it away. They also lay waiting for people in the buses… This area needs to clean up with all these hiding spots, people can get really hurt through here.”
Residents lament that the gang from Plum Park–equipped with guns, cutlasses and other sharp objects– effectively prevent residents from the opposite street in Farmers Field from stepping into that area and accessing the main shop located there.
“What will happen when our children have to go to the shops and they clash? One boy was broadsided with a cutlass while just standing on the roadway; another was beaten in Georgetown and many people are being robbed,” another resident noted.
One observer stated: “This whole thing about Gully and Gaza is such nonsense because as far as I know, a gully is a passage where refuse and sewer flow so I do not know why one would want to associate him or herself with such.
“Additionally, I do not think that neither these ‘artistes’ nor some of the ill-advised young men who follow them have been to the real Gaza Strip, which is a virtual war zone in the Middle East and I do not believe that they would like it if they were to actually live there.
“Furthermore, it makes a total mockery of the very real and grim situation that the children who actually live in the Gaza face on a daily basis.”
Commenting on the feud, the residents noted that these youths are so foolish that they don’t realize the danger they are putting themselves in.
“Why are they committing crimes when they know they don’t want to face the time or go to the morgue?”
According to the police, investigations are continuous in the area and soon persons will be apprehended and dealt with accordingly.
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