March 12, 2023
Man in custody after cocaine found in container under house
ST JAMES, Jamaica – A St James resident is in custody following the seizure of a quantity of cocaine at Love Lane, Montego Bay in the parish on Saturday, March 11.
Reports are that about 6:15 am, lawmen conducted a joint police/ military operation in the area, where a premises was searched.
Sixty pieces of cocaine were found in a container beneath the house. The occupant of the premises was subsequently arrested however, his identity is being withheld pending further investigations.
The estimated street value of the illicit drug has not been ascertained.