ST JAMES: The narcotics police seized more than 1,000 pounds of ganja during operations in St James last Thursday and Friday.
The police say the ganja is worth more than J$5 million.
According to police reports, on Thursday a Toyota Corolla motor car was intercepted on the Liliput main road in the parish. The motor vehicle was searched and nine knitted bags containing compressed ganja weighing about 365.5 pounds were reportedly found.
The driver of the motor vehicle was arrested.
Then, investigations led the police to premises on Willow Drive in Pitfour, where a house was searched and 18 knitted bags containing ganja were also reportedly found.
The police discovered an additional eight bags in a Nissan Saloon motor car that was parked in the yard — bringing the total amount of ganja found to 760 pounds.
A man and a woman were taken into custody in that seizure.
The estimated street value of the 1,125.5 pounds of ganja seized by the narcotics police is J$5,627,500.
The police say that the three people in custody are to be interviewed in the presence of their attorneys, after which it is expected that they will be charged.
