Sixty Pounds of Cannabis Seized at V.C. Bird International Airport

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ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM)
MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sixty Pounds of Cannabis Seized at V.C. Bird International Airport

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Monday, 2 March 2026

The police have seized approximately sixty (60) pounds of cannabis with an estimated street value of EC $360,000.00 during a joint drug interdiction operation at the V.C. Bird International Airport.

On Sunday, 1 March, officers attached to the Narcotics Department, along with members of the K-9 Unit and the Customs Enforcement Unit, conducted a coordinated operation at the airport and seized one black suitcase and one green suitcase with a total of nineteen (19) sealed packages of cannabis.

A 38-year-old Jamaican man was subsequently arrested and taken into custody connection with ongoing investigation.
He is expected to be charge and taken before the court.

The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda remains resolute in its commitment to disrupting drug trafficking networks and safeguarding the nation’s borders.
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5 COMMENTS

  1. Gosh! Am such a stupid police! I should have allowed the clearance to catch the person, but it have a name and address, because nothing can be shipped from around the world without identification of shipper and receiver. But what you know boss inspector ask us to always pick up these drugs safely and deliver to them, and no court case so the drugs disappear, but I wonder where?

  2. @? These kinds of shipment are usually cleared by individuals working at the airport and this could be one of the reasons why it seems like law enforcement doesn’t do follow-up surveillance.

  3. The third paragraph clearly states:
    A 38-year-old Jamaican man was subsequently arrested and taken into custody connection with ongoing investigation.
    He is expected to be charge and taken before the court.

    Did you read the article in its entirety before commenting?

  4. @people assume: To get to the root of the smuggling of drugs and other contrabands you want break the kartel not just the bagman clearing the contraband. The Jamaican would not be distributing 60 lbs of ganja by himself.

  5. @???: Again people always assume… If it was that easy then all kartels would be reprimanded. You have to start with the bagman and work your way up. Where do you expect to get the information about the Kartel from? Sometimes these persons are paid to take the rap entirely and not say who they work for but at least someone will be held accountable rather than other cases where the drugs are removed before authorities identify the parties involved.

    You really can’t please black people at all because they’ll always be something they should’ve done!

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