12.1 Million Dollars Worth of Illegal Drugs Destroyed
Illegal drugs, totalling $12,154,498 were destroyed during a drugs destruction exercise by the police on Friday June 2.
This large volume of drugs consist of 1,745.83 pounds of Cannabis, 86.3 pounds of Hashish, 729 Cannabis Plants, 1,716 Cannabis Seedlings, 18.1 pounds of Cocaine, and 2 Ecstacy Tablets.
These are substances that were disposed of by the Courts as a result of arrests, as well as seizures made by the police.
The controlled drug cannabis made up the largest batch of the drugs destroyed today. A total 1,675.37 pounds of that portion were illegally imported into the country. That amount also accounts for $10,052,220 of the overall value of drugs destroyed.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Atlee Rodney is commending the hard work that is being done by the Police Narcotics Department and the support coming from the Customs and Excise Department.
Commissioner Rodney is also encouraging the public to appreciate the work of the law enforcement agencies, and see their efforts as a step closer to reducing the influx of illegal substances into the country.
The exercise was supervised by the Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh and other officials from both Courts
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Yeah and it’s raining friggin meatballs outside. Liar liar.
We the public know damn well this is a lie. Maybe something go sure but not what is claimed here.
How much pallet (the wood from it) yall burn instead?
2 million dollars worth destroyed while 20 million dollars worth passed through unnoticed great job Royal police force !!!!!!!
Yeah, after everybody got their piece of the pie.
can Jamal spell D-R-U-G-S???
de heelin a di nayshun bai
Just hoping there were no young ones down wind inhaling the smokes from that burnt pit.Get high all.
Ŵe all know that’s a lie they always keep back some to make an extra dollar on the side cause what the government pays them is not enough to maintain them house wife and side chick’s so we are not dum
They burned it? Did they just wanna get high?
Yea right!!!!
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