Eight pounds of cannabis were seized at the V. C. Bird International Airport on Wednesday 15 February.

The police and customs officers were carrying out an anti-narcotics operation at the cargo shed, when they discovered a box with eight vacuum-sealed packages of the controlled substance inside.

The substance is estimated to value $48,000.

This is among several seizures made at both main ports of entry in recent times. On Tuesday, a large shipment of 9mm ammunition was seized at the Deep Water Harbour.