District constable charged over alleged $400k theft at FNID

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A district constable is facing charges of simple larceny and possession of criminal property following the alleged theft of over $400,000 at the Financial Investigations Division (FNID) facility on Monday, September 14.

The accused has been identified as 31-year-old Shaneek Plummer of Innswood Village, St Catherine, who was assigned to the division at the time.

Reports are that between 6:00 am and 6:30 am on Monday, a constable stationed at the FNID temporarily left a bag containing over $650,000 in cash in his office to use the restroom. When he returned, he discovered that a portion of the cash was missing. Supervisors were notified, and an internal investigation was launched.

Plummer was subsequently arrested on the compound after she was caught attempting to conceal the cash. The funds were fully recovered and verified as the exact amount reported missing.