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Teddy-Lee Gray, President of the Jamaica Association for Private Security
Teddy-Lee Gray, President of the Jamaica Association for Private Security, is attributing a decline in armed attacks on cash in transit operations to proactive measures by armed guards and members of the security forces.
The police have revealed that gangs have been working together to ambush and rob courier vehicles, resulting in a security guard being killed, others wounded and millions of cash being stolen in a series of attacks.
The latest incident, last month, resulted in five men being killed during confrontation with the police in Negril, Westmoreland, following a failed attempt to pull off a heist.
The police high command revealed that the men are members of a criminal network which has been targeting courier vehicles.
Mr Gray says that particular incident has made criminals more apprehensive about ambushing courier vehicles.
But he's conceded that there is still room for improvement.
Despite the lingering challenges, Mr Gray believes there has been a marginal increase in public confidence, arising from the proactive approach, but we can't be over confident that these persons will not try again."
He's also advocating that private security guards be provided with more sophisticated weapons and receive continuous upgrades in their training.
Mr Gray was a guest on The Morning Agenda, on Power 106FM, Tuesday morning.
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