Antigua.news Antigua and Barbuda Antiguan-born Pastor and Barber Held After EC$357,000 Cannabis Bust at V.C. Bird Airport
Antigua.news Antigua and Barbuda Antiguan-born Pastor and Barber Held After EC$357,000 Cannabis Bust at V.C. Bird Airport

Antiguan-born Pastor and Barber Held After EC$357,000 Cannabis Bust at V.C. Bird Airport

14 June 2026 - 10:02

Antiguan-born Pastor and Barber Held After EC$357,000 Cannabis Bust at V.C. Bird Airport

14 June 2026 - 10:02

Some of the drugs found

A 54-year-old pastor who claims that he is also a barber from Cedar Grove is assisting police with investigations following the seizure of nearly 60 pounds of suspected cannabis at the V.C. Bird International Airport on Saturday.

The individual has been identified as Dean Robert Gould, who arrived on American Airlines Flight AA2579 on June 13. 

According to law enforcement officials, the discovery was made after a police K9 unit alerted officers to two black duffle bags belonging to Gould. A subsequent search reportedly uncovered 60 parcels of a greenish, bushy vegetable matter believed to be cannabis.

Investigators said the packages were wrapped in green plastic bags and tissue paper, then covered with white cloth material and concealed at the bottom of the luggage among clothing and footwear.

The suspected cannabis weighed approximately 59.5 pounds and has an estimated street value of EC$357,000.

Authorities also reported finding several packages inside the luggage bearing the name Jahmai Gould, with a listed address in the Bronx, New York. Investigators are examining the significance of that discovery as part of their ongoing inquiries.

Gould, whose passport identifies him as a United States citizen born in Antigua and Barbuda, was taken into custody for questioning following the seizure. He is expected to be charged on Monday.

Police investigations are continuing.

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9 Comments

  1. So this pastor heard nothing about being wise. What an idiot

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  2. Seems like people using God to traffic drugs

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    • Hey LIZ hab drama ns lool, anybody bring in more drug than the government chupz jus give me a fuc*ing break

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    • His son may have set this pastor up. I really hope so and not that he is a pastor in name only.

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  3. Walking around with a bible in your right hand and a spliff in your left doesnt qualify you to be a pastor sir

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    • Did you see him with a spliff in his left hand? Hmm Agile, say something the public don’t know

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  4. DPP do your work and prosecute alledged drugs traffickers. The DPP giving the country a bad name

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  5. I need some of that money. Wait so the pastor not going to church today and preach

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    • What about, why he missed Saturday sabbath yesterday? Pastors only preach on Sundays? Or you’re trying to label him to a Sunday church? They already don’t like us!

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