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DEA: Contracts with GOJ

Christopher 'Dudus' Coke  reputedly had tremendous wealth, powerful financial and commercial connections locally and internationally.The actual amount, nature, extent and location have never been made public.The proceeds of his drug running would have been strategically laundered with the assistance of shell companies strategically based in facilitating jurisdictions; business and property holdings arranged so as not to reveal the beneficial owner; and wherever possible, business conducted on a cash or barter basis.

Coke had many business associates cum partners and substantial contracts with the Government of Jamaica (GOJ). The full extent of his business relationships with the GOJ has never been made public or verified. Nationwide News Network gave some indication of the number of contracts and the spread of government agencies involved:

“Records from the Office of the Contractor General show that Incomparable Enterprise, a company owned and operated by Tivoli Gardens don, now fugitive, Christopher Dudus Coke received more than 60 government contracts between 2006 and 2010. The contracts are valued at more than 219 million Jamaican dollars.
•The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation, the KSAC, awarded Incomparable Enterprise a total of 20 contracts between 2006 and 2009. The 20 contracts are valued at more than 36 million dollars.
•The National Solid Waste Management Authority, the NSWMA, awarded Coke’s firm 13 contracts between 2008 and 2009 valued at more than 25 million dollars.
•The National Works Agency, the NWA awarded it 8 contracts, with the most recent being February 15 this year. The most recent contract from the NWA was valued at more than 10 million dollars, bringing the total value from 2006 to this year to almost 75 million dollars.
•The Urban Development Corporation, the UDC, awarded Incomparable 4 contracts between 2008 and 2009 valued at approximately half a million dollars.
•And the Ministry of Water and Housing also awarded 3 contracts to Incomparable Enterprise in 2009. They were valued at 32 million dollars.
•The Factories Corporation of Jamaica also awarded Incomparable 3 contracts last year valued at 12 million dollars.
•And the list continues: The Early Childhood Commission, the Southeast Regional Health Authority, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, the Ministry of Education, the Kingston City Center improvement Company and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust were the other government agencies awarding contracts to Incomparable Enterprise. These contracts were valued at just over 48 million dollars.”
(Source: Nationwide@5, June 4,2010)

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