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St Catherine man charged following drug bust
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January 15, 2026

St Catherine man charged following drug bust

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A St Catherine man has been charged with possession of cocaine and dealing in cocaine following a drug bust at his home on Wednesday.

He has been identified as 49-year-old Garth Forbes of Passage forth, Portmore, St Catherine.

Reports from the Greater Portmore police are that about 4:15 am, a police team carried out an operation at Forbes’s home, where cocaine was allegedly found under his bed.

Forbes was subsequently arrested and charged.

He is scheduled to appear before the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday, January 23.

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