Has the phantom squad come out of retirement?

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As it still grapples to come to terms with the two recent slaughters at Lusignan and Bartica, this country must now brace itself for more killings as it would appear that the phantom squad is back; two death-squad-type murders in the city in recent weeks have pointed to this.

Several persons had predicted that the Lusignan and Bartica killings would have provoked a response from the phantom squad, which appeared to have gone into retirement ever since drug-accused businessman, Roger Khan, who had admitted employing a network of ex-convicts and former policemen to fight crime, was charged in the US with narcotics trafficking……


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