Jamaican police left stranded after thieves steal a beach This article is more than 17 years old Rory Carroll, Latin America correspondent Mon 20 Oct 2008 19.0

Jamaican police left stranded after thieves steal a beach This article is more than 17 years old Rory Carroll, Latin America correspondent Mon 20 Oct 2008 19.01 EDT Thieves in Jamaica have embarrassed police and triggered a political row by stealing a beach - and making a clean getaway. Hundreds of tonnes of white sand vanished from a planned resort on the island's north coast in July but three months later there is no sign of suspects nor sand. An estimated 500 truck-loads of sand were removed from the Coral Spring beach in Trelawny and were believed to have been sold to rival resorts, a hefty logistical feat which has stumped police. "It's a very complex investigation because it involves so many aspects," Mark Shields, the deputy commissioner for crime at the Jamaica Constabulary Force, told the BBC. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/oct/21/jamaica https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/oct/21/jamaica