State having difficulty disposing of millions in forfeited assets
Jul 31st, 2022 | Category: GLEANER PREMIUM | 17:23#JamaicaGleaner #DrHoraceChang #Crime #RealEstate JULY 31, 2022: The Government is having difficulty selling millions of dollars’ worth of real estate forfeited under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) as buyers shy away from purchasing a former gangster’s paradise. “We have well over a billion dollars’ worth of real estate,” Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang disclosed during an interview with The Sunday Gleaner last week, speaking to properties previously owned by criminals.
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