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Over $500,000.00 worth of Drugs Seized
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16 bales of compressed marijuana
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Basseterre, St. Kitts: On Thursday 17th January 2008 at about 8:00 pm, the swift and decisive action of a joint team comprising of the Police on Nevis, the St. Kitts-Nevis Coast Guard along with officers of the Nevis Customs & Excise Department, led to the discovery of a large quantity of drugs. Acting on information received, the security forces conducted the joint operation at Tamarind Bay in Nevis and met an unoccupied vessel SV Louana Two, docked with six (6) packages of compressed marijuana weighing a total of 48 pounds on board.
The vessel and the drugs were taken into custody. The drugs carry a street value of $120,000.00 ECC.
During further searches conducted in the early hours of Friday 18th January 2008, police on Nevis with the aid of the K9 unit, discovered a large quantity of drugs in the bushes at Tamarind Bay. A total of sixteen (16) bales of compressed marijuana weighing 176 pounds, were taken into police custody. A small Dinghy was also found in the area and taken into custody. The drugs carry a street value of $440,000.00 ECC.
The actions of an alert and vigilant police officer led to the discovery of a quantity of drugs, and the arrest of the two occupants of
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6 Bales of Compressed Marijuana
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motor car R234 on Saturday 19th January 2008 on South Independence Square Street, St. Kitts. The officer who was in the area at the time was able to identify suspicious behavior of the occupants of the vehicle which was parked.
A search of the vehicle by the security forces revealed two wrapped packages of compressed marijuana weighing 13.5 pounds in total. The drugs and the vehicle along with the occupants were taken into police custody.
The occupants Walter Parris of Stapleton but who resides in Road Town, Tortola and Nigel Ford of Biabou St. Vincent, were arrested and charged for possession on marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to supply. The drugs carry a street value of $33,750.00 ECC.
The two persons arrested are believed to be connected with the find on Nevis. A joint investigation involving Customs, Immigration and the Police on Nevis is ongoing.
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