Millionaire thieves - Samuda decries sand theft in Coral Springs

published: Friday | July 18, 2008 Laura Redpath, Freelance Writer Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, yesterday rebuked those responsible for removing an estimated 500 truck-loads of sand from a property at Coral Spring, Trelawny. The Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) is investigating the illegal sand mining at the beachfront property. "They're thieves and a thief is a thief is a thief," Samuda said. "And if you're a little man trying to hustle and you steal, you're a thief. And you're a big multimillionaire and you steal, you must suffer the consequences," he warned. Consortium Felicitas Limited owns the 64 acres of Coral Spring property in Trelawny, which has been devastated within the last two to three weeks. Fredrik Moe, Felicitas managing director, said the land was prime real estate that... [read full story]