More ganja seized at Pelican Cay
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Marine police seized just over 230 pounds of ganja during an operation at Pelican Cay yesterday.Read: Haitian among three arrested in ganja bust
Reports from the police’s Corporate Communications Unit are that about 11:00 am, police, acting on information, proceeded six miles offshore to Pelican Cay, where they found the 230.9 pounds of ganja wrapped in brown masking tape.
The police estimate the street value of the drugs to be just over J$1.4 million.
No one was arrested in connection with the seizure, according to the police.
This seizure comes on the heels of another drug seizure that occurred last Saturday at the same location.
The value of drugs seized during that operation was estimated at just under J$4 million.
Three men, including a Haitian, were arrested in connection with that seizure.
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The police say investigations are ongoing.
