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KINGSTON (CMC):

Jamaica police have arrested three Haitians in connection with two large marijuana busts in the western parish of Westmoreland and the central parish of Clarendon.

Members of the anti-crime task force, Operation Kingfish, said the arrests on Thursday have sparked fresh concerns about the growing guns-for-drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti.

In the first operation which took place in the community of Orange Hill, Westmoreland, two Haitians were detained after law enforcement authorities discovered a one-acre marijuana field.

Spokesman for Operation Kingfish, Inspector Steve Brown, said a police team also went to Clarendon where a large quantity of ganja was seized and another Haitian arrested.

"The fact that these Haitians are getting involved in criminal activities, we will be asking the authorities to take a serious look at the status of these Haitians who are in Jamaica.

"A lot of them came here under the disguise that they are seeking refuge, but soon they get involved in the illegal gun and drug trade, and against this background we are asking the authorities to take a serious look at these Haitians," Brown said.