Over 500 pounds of ganja seized in St Elizabeth, farmer charged
Published:Thursday | February 1, 2024 | 8:51 AM
Detectives assigned to the Area 3 Narcotics Division seized over 500 pounds of ganja during an operation in Slipe and Clandestine districts in St Elizabeth on Wednesday.
Reports are that about midday, lawmen carried out a search in the areas.
In the first incident in Slipe district, a portion of the contraband was found in a house that was occupied by a man.
The other portion was later found in bushes in Clandestine.
The man was subsequently arrested.
Following a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney, he was charged with possession of and dealing in ganja.
He is 38-year-old Alton McPherson, a farmer of Slipe district, St Elizabeth.
His court date has not been finalised.
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