The first wave of the expected refugees from the neighbouring country of Haiti, which was recently dismantled by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, arrived yesterday in Jamaica and have already sent police in St Mary on a goose chase.

According to information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR, two of three Haitian refugees, who arrived along the Boscobel coastline in that parish, sometime after 7 a.m., outran lawmen into nearby bushes and are currently being sought. The third man has been taken into custody.

Police reports are that five men reportedly boarded a vessel on Monday from Port-au-Prince, Haiti before the unit capsized off the coast of Boscobel. Two of the men are said to have drowned during this misfortune.

The police said that the other three managed to swim ashore, where two escaped into nearby bushes, while the other was captured.

The lawmen are appealing to residents to be on the lookout for the two men, who might be armed and dangerous. They are urging them to report any strange person or suspicious activity they may see.

There are speculations that the two refugees may belong to the group of some 4000 hardened criminals, who escaped from prison in Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating quake.

At 4:53 p.m. on January 12, the powerful earthquake ripped through Haiti causing extensive damage, deaths and casualty in and around the capital of Port-au-Prince.