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Sand thieves stole an entire Jamaican beach and got away with it in 2008

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 13, 2026
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Tropical beach (hasanur 33/shutterstock.com)

In 2008, someone stole an entire beach in Jamaica. Five hundred truckloads of white sand vanished from Coral Springs, Trelawny, derailing a $110 million resort development. Charges were eventually dropped after death threats against the key witness. Nobody was ever convicted.

Sand theft is a global industry. Th…

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