Reports coming out of a resort area of the island say that he was shot five times in the head.
Late last night, Jamaican police confirmed that Adderley was gunned down around 2:30 p.m.
According to Radio Jamaica, the police reports indicated that he was shot by a lone gunman believed to be involved in the drug trade.
The Chief Narcotics Office of Police in the area said Adderley was under surveillance for some time for cocaine trafficking.
News of the death of Adderley, 37, was also confirmed by his relatives at their Marathon Estates residence last night.
Jamaican police believe that members of the Jamaican pose gang who terrorized areas in Miami, New York and Chicago, and who led the most violent drug operations in the United States were responsible for the shooting.
Members of this group fled the United States or were repatriated to Jamaica under various criminal treaties between those two countries.
One of these treaties was the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT), an agreement which exists between the United States and other Caribbean countries, including the Bahamas.
While Jamaican police are still investigating the matter, relatives of Adderley confirmed last night that arrangements are being made to have the body flown to Nassau for burial.
Close friends, associates and relatives of Adderley, along with curious members of the public, swarmed the home of his mother, which is located off Marathon Road.
One relative fielding calls said that she was minded to “turn off the ringer.”
Bahamian police said that they were looking into reports of Adderley’s slaying and would provide information when and if it became available.
Adderley fled to Jamaica after serving a prison term in Nassau on a series of criminal charges. Over the years, he was accused of many offenses among them robbery, kidnapping, possession and trafficking of illegal drugs and assault.
He has been living in Montego, Bay for over five years since leaving Nassau when he was acquitted of charges in connection with the robbery of the public treasury.
Thought to be one of the most dangerous criminals in the Bahamas in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, he was a constant suspect of police in drug trafficking operations.
The Bahama Journal
