January 7, 2018
Boat with 851 pounds of ganja seized in St Thomas
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Police officers in St Thomas yesterday seized 851 pounds of ganja, a boat and 13 gallons of gasoline during operations in Holland Bay in the parish.
One man, whose identity the police said is being withheld pending further investigations, was arrested in connection with the find, the police have reported.
Reports from the Morant Bay police are that about 11:00 am, lawmen carried out a search at a beach in the area when the illicit drug, boat and gasoline were found hidden among the mangroves.
The ganja is said to have an estimated street value of $3.4 million.