THE Marine Police yesterday seized approximately 3,285 pounds of marijuana during an operation in Hellshire Pond, St Catherine -- an area that they say had been under the radar for the past several months.
Police say the weed, the biggest find ever by the Marine Police, has an estimated street value of over $15 million. It was destined to be unloaded in the deadly guns-for-drugs trade between Jamaica and its neighbour Haiti. However, no one was arrested in connection with the find."We believe we have made a major dent in the ongoing drugs-for-guns trade with this seizure," commented Assistant Superintendent of Police Adrian Hamilton, who is assigned to the Marine Police Division in Kingston.
"We believe we have made a major dent in the ongoing drugs-for-guns trade with this seizure," commented Assistant Superintendent of Police Adrian Hamilton, who is assigned to the Marine Police Division in Kingston.
The police report that about 12:30 am, members from the Marine Division were on patrol in the remote area when they saw two high-powered, 28-foot canoes with two men aboard. They claimed the men, who were acting in a "suspicious manner", ran on the approach of the police team. Read more:
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