Constable Garth Jeffery has been prosecuted for three breaches of the Road Traffic Act.

These include driving a vehicle without insurance and driving a vehicle without proper registration.

He is also being questioned in relation to other matters.

The police reported that Jeffery was stopped while driving a motor car last Friday, during an operation along the Hellshire main road in Portmore, St Catherine.

It was discovered that the vehicle he was driving was neither insured nor licensed.

The cop was subsequently taken into custody and was being questioned up to late yesterday.

He has also been suspended from all duties by Acting Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington.

More than 60 cops have found themselves in trouble with the law since the start of this year.

Public interest

A further 30 have been retired in the public interest, while many others are being investigated and could face criminal charges as the leadership of the force attempts to crack down on the corrupt members.

Assistant Commissioner Justin Felice, head of the anti-corruption branch, has been given the task to lead the weeding out of the bad eggs.

"I don't take any credit in arresting members of the force, but we are determined to create the type of police force that the people of Jamaica deserve," Felice told The Gleaner yesterday.

He noted that more than 60 members of the force have been implicated by the anti-corruption branch since the start of this year.

'More than 60 cops have found themselves in trouble with the law since the start of this year.'