❒ Man flees after container opened

It was quite a scene yesterday at the Customs Department in Kingston after a man turned up to clear a barrel which contained almost US$50,000.

Efforts to get an official comment from the department were unsuccessful however, a policeman who was on hand as the incident unfolded related the story to THE STAR.

Reports are that an unidentified man visited the compound with the aim of clearing a barrel which was shipped from overseas.

A broker attended to the customer and located the barrel which was then opened.

To their surprise, the money was found.

An alarm was raised and the man who had turned up for the barrel fled the scene.