Police and immigration officers acting on information went to an area off Ernest Dean Highway on Abaco shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday 8 January 2019.[1] There they found a number of stolen items and ten pots of suspected marijuana plants ranging from one to three feet in height.[1] A 46-year-old Jamaican woman found at the location was arrested and taken into police custody.[1] The Jamaican woman and the Bahamian man were in police custody in the northern Bahamas in connection with the seizure of ganja and stolen items.[2]

A short time later, while searching further in the area, officers found 50 more marijuana plants ranging from one to four feet in height.[1] Police arrested a 44-year-old Bahamian man of Dundas Town, Abaco, who was also found in the area.[1] The police put the street value of the suspected marijuana plants at $30,000.[1] Assistant Superintendent Terecita Pinder reported the arrests and said investigations into the matter were continuing.[3]

The Jamaica Observer, citing Tribune 242, reported that the Jamaican was arrested after the stolen items and pots of suspected ganja plants were found and that further investigation led to the 50 more plants.[4]