Police seek suspect in multi-million dollar drug seizure
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Investigators assigned to the Narcotics Division are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the driver and/or owner of a grey Toyota Wish motor car registered 7500 JP, following a seizure in St Elizabeth on Friday, September 16.
Police report indicated that about 7:30 am, the lawmen were conducting an operation along the Fustic main road in the parish when they signalled the driver of a Toyota Wish motorcar to stop.
The driver did not comply and fled the scene. The vehicle was subsequently found abandoned in the area.
A search was conducted and several knitted bags with compressed ganja weighing approximately 200 pounds along with a sum of cash were seized. The illicit drug has an estimated street value of over $37 million, according to the police.
Anyone with information that can assist the police with their investigation is being asked to contact the Narcotics Police at 876-923-4576, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.