OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CANNABIS SEIZED AT AIRPORT

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Over half a million dollars worth of cannabis was seized at V.C. Bird International Airport during a joint drug operation between Police and Customs.

Six cardboard boxes with a total of one hundred and sixteen vacuumed-sealed packages of cannabis were discovered at the cargo shed on Tuesday, October 22.

The controlled substance weighs 140.4 lbs and is valued at $626,400. The substance was taken to the headquarters, as further investigations are ongoing.

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Comments (8)

  • Faithful national #1 October 23, 2024, 11:30 AM

    Pity that this haul in excess of half a million dollars cannot be put to good use to benefit the needy. What has become of the much touted cannabis-to-medicine industry that seemed so promising a few months ago? Burning the illicit cargo is just counterproductive and nonsensical!
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  • Sterlin October 23, 2024, 11:53 AM

    Great job officers
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  • Officer Simon October 23, 2024, 12:11 PM

    Drug bust but still drugs are on the streets. Between the lines are where we need to read….
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  • Latoya Chambers October 23, 2024, 12:14 PM

    Our officers has been doing an awesome job lately. Returning our sweet little Antigua to a peaceful and drug free island. Keep up the good works officers and one day we will be 100% clean
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  • Mark Smith October 23, 2024, 12:15 PM

    Where are these drugs going to? I refuse to believe that the police is discarding these drugs the way they should be discarded! They keep them and return a majority to their high ends drug dealers. Drug dealers aren’t only outside they are also inside the force
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  • Pauline Allen October 23, 2024, 12:17 PM

    That’s a lot of drugs that would’ve gone to our streets and possibly to our precious youths. I commend the officers behind this major drug bust.
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  • Teacher for Life October 23, 2024, 6:45 PM

    I mean – it’s just weed – a product of God’s green earth to be used for the healing of the nation so I don’t see the big deal. Why criminalize it when the government can use its production and sale as another source of revenue? Just tax it and be done with it.
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  • Curtly Anderson October 23, 2024, 10:47 PM

    What do you think is going to happen when the united states of america starts noticing and start taking into consideration that the caribbean countries are not taking thier economic policies on security more seriously
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