Sangster airport employee arrested on drug charges
ST JAMES, Jamaica — A male airport employee was yesterday arrested at the Sangster International Airport after he was reportedly found with packages containing hashish estimated to value $1.4 million on the street.
Reports are that the man attempted to enter a secure location at the aiport in a ramp service vehicle about 5:15 pm when routine security checks of the vehicle revealed two packages containing hashish, weighing approximately four pounds.
The man’s identity is being withheld pending further investigations.
“This is another manifestation of the team’s vigilance at our airports”, said Superintendent Jervis Moore, the Commanding Officer of Narcotics Division. “We have a zero tolerance approach in treating with persons who continue to use our Port Facilities to conduct their illicit trade and we’ve intensified our policing activities.”
