Airport ramp attendants charged with attempting to export ganja
Published:Sunday | February 11, 2024 | 12:50 PM
Two ramp attendants were charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act after they were allegedly discovered with a suitcase containing ganja at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Thursday.
They are 30-year-old Artnel Grant, of a Kingston 5 address, and 32-year-old Christopher Cummings, of Yallahs, St Thomas.
About 3 p.m. on Thursday, police personnel and members of the Jamaica Customs Contraband Enforcement Team conducted a joint operation at the airport car park.
During the operation, two men were seen inside a car whose actions reportedly aroused suspicions.
They were accosted and their person and the vehicle were searched, during which 55 pounds of ganja was allegedly found concealed inside a suitcase that was in the trunk of the car.
The men were subsequently taken into custody and charged on Saturday with possession of ganja, dealing in ganja, attempting to export ganja, conspiracy to export ganja and possession of criminal property.
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