Man wanted for murder in Dominican Republic captured in St Mary
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A man from the Dominican Republic who is wanted in his home country in relation to a murder case was apprehended by the police in St Mary on Tuesday.
He is 26-year-old Jhovanny De Jesus Metz Cruz.
The police say he was being sought by authorities in his homeland in connection with the murder of a garbage truck driver in Santiago, Dominican Republic, on Friday, April 17.
They say, acting on intelligence, a team conducted a targeted operation in Annotto Bay, St Mary, where the suspect and another Dominican Republic national were being housed by a resident of the community.
The police say three men were taken into custody as part of the operation.
Investigations are currently under way as Jamaican authorities continue to collaborate with their international law enforcement counterparts.
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