Businessman charged after US$270,580 allegedly found in luggage at Sangster airport

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June 10, 2026

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Businessman charged after US$270,580 allegedly found in luggage at Sangster airport

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 34-year-old businessman has been charged after allegedly trying to enter the country with US$270,580 (J$42.8 million) in his luggage

Shawn Walker, a business operator from Crawford District, St Elizabeth, has been arrested and charged with several breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), including: failure to report to the designated authority the transportation of cash into or out of, possession of criminal property, and concealment of criminal property.

According to the Financial Investigations Division, Walker arrived in Jamaica on Sunday on a United Airlines Flight from New Jersey in the USA.

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