Two arrested in drug seizures at NMIA, Sangster
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police officers at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) and Narcotics Police in Area One have seized several pounds of illegal drugs and arrested two people—one of them a foreigner—earlier this week.
Charged with possession of, dealing in and taking steps to export ganja is 30-year-old Shennet James, a security officer of Fort Williams in Petersfield, Westmoreland.
James was arrested on Monday as she tried to board a flight to Curacao at the NMIA in Kingston. She was found with approximately two-and-a-half pounds of ganja and is booked to appear in the Corporate Area Criminal Court on Friday.
A day later, more than 17 pounds of cocaine were seized between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm in two incidents at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James.
According to the Area One Narcotics Police, during a security check for passengers boarding an outgoing flight, approximately 1.5 pounds of cocaine was found in the luggage of a male passenger. The drug was reportedly found disguised in a bottle for jerk seasoning. The man, a British resident, was arrested. His identity is being withheld at this time.
Another 15.75 pounds of cocaine was allegedly found hidden in the engine of a ramp vehicle. No one was arrested in connection with this seizure; investigations are ongoing in both cases.