Cocaine and ammunition seized in St James, woman in custody
Published:Thursday | June 16, 2022 | 8:17 PM
Investigators from the Narcotics Division are probing the seizure of approximately 24 pounds of cocaine and a quantity of 9mm rounds of ammunition during an anti-narcotics operation in Goodwill District, St. James on Wednesday.
One woman was taken into custody.
According to police reports, at about 6:00 p.m. a Toyota Prado motor car was intercepted at a premises after attempts to elude the police failed.
During a search of the vehicle, 10 rectangular shaped packages containing cocaine were found inside the trunk.
A search of the premises occupied by the female, who was the occupant of the vehicle, resulted in a number of magazines and twelve 9mm cartridges being found inside a bedroom.
The cocaine has an estimated street value of US$550,000.
The vehicle was also seized.
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