103 lb of cannabis and infused candies seized at Antigua airport
Police and customs officers found 103 pounds (about 46.7 kg) of cannabis in three shipments at V.C. Bird International Airport during joint operations on 22 March 2023, along with a portion of cannabis-infused candies. The cannabis was estimated at $620,700 in all; the substances went to the police station and no arrest was reported.
🇦🇬 Customs Cargo Shed, V.C. Bird International Airport, St John's, Antigua · Antigua and Barbuda
Cannabis
46.72 kg
Agencies
Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, Customs and Excise Division
Police and customs officers seized cannabis worth almost three-quarters of a
million dollars at V.C. Bird International Airport in three separate joint
narcotics operations on Wednesday 22 March 2023.[1]In one shipment, officers
found 57 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis inside a cardboard box at the
Customs Cargo Shed.[1]That shipment weighed 57 pounds, about 25.9 kg, and was
estimated at $342,000.[1]Two other shipments of 31 vacuum-sealed packages and
15 vacuum-sealed packages held 31 pounds and 15 pounds of cannabis respectively,
with a combined estimated value of $278,700.[1]Officers also seized a portion
of cannabis-infused candies during the operations.[1]
The cannabis was taken to the police station while police continued their
investigation, and no arrest was reported.[1]The Observer published the same
account on the same day under its Breaking News and The Big Stories sections.[2]Antigua News Room published the same account and the same figures on the
same day.[3]
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No arrest, charge, suspect, consignee, sender or shipment origin was reported for any of the three shipments.
The reports give no metric weight; 46.7 kg converts the reported 103 pounds.
The dollar amounts do not state whether they are Eastern Caribbean or US dollars; they are recorded as Eastern Caribbean dollars, as in other Antigua reports.
The reports do not say what kind of cannabis the candies contained, how many there were, their weight or their value, so they are not counted in the cannabis weight or value.
All published accounts of this operation carry the same wording, evidently from one police or customs release, so they are not independent reporting.
The total of almost three-quarters of a million dollars is not broken down beyond the stated $342,000 and $278,700, which sum to $620,700.
Only the first shipment is tied to the Customs Cargo Shed; the reports do not say where at the airport the other two were found.
The photographs published with the accounts carry no caption or credit tying them to these particular shipments.
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