Three arrested as police seize 30 pounds of cannabis in Creekside
Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda officers stopped a white Toyota Ractis at Creekside at about 7:45 a.m. on 14 September 2026 and found 30 pounds (13.6 kg) of suspected cannabis, more than EC$10,000 in cash and the car. Three men were arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession; no charges had been announced.
🇦🇬 Creekside, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
- Arrested
- 3
- Cannabis
- 13.6 kg
Three men were taken into police custody after officers seized 30 pounds of
cannabis and more than EC$10,000 in cash at Creekside.[1] The stop happened at
about 7:45 a.m. on 14 September 2026, when officers of the Criminal
Investigations Department Task Force intercepted a white Toyota Ractis carrying
three men.[1] A search of the vehicle found plant material resembling cannabis
and sums of Eastern Caribbean and United States currency.[2] The three were
arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of cannabis and taken into custody
for questioning.[1]
The force described the seizure as part of its ongoing crime-fighting efforts.[2] The drugs, cash and the car were seized as part of the investigation.[2]
WIC News put the cash at more than EC$1,000.[3] WIC News described the stop as
part of a surveillance operation.[3] WIC News said the car, drugs and cash
were impounded on the spot.[3] No formal charges had been announced at the
time of publication.[1] Investigators said they would provide more information
as the case progressed.[3]
Sources
- Three Arrested as Police Seize 30 Pounds of Cannabis and Over EC$10,000. Antigua News, 15 September 2026.
- Police Seize 30 Pounds of Cannabis, Over EC$10,000 During Stop and Search. Antigua News Room, 14 September 2026.
- Antigua police arrest three men, seize 30 pounds of cannabis in Creekside. WIC News, 15 September 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- No charges had been announced when the arrests were reported; whether any were later laid, and the men's names, are not given.
- The police release and Antigua News report more than EC$10,000 in cash, while WIC News reports more than EC$1,000 and describes a surveillance operation rather than a stop-and-search. The text uses the police figure and notes the difference.
- Whether a later Antigua News report of three men charged over a 14 September seizure concerns this stop could not be confirmed; it does not name Creekside or the vehicle.
- The sources give no estimate of the value of the cannabis.
- Police Seize 30 Pounds of Cannabis, Over EC$10,000 During Stop and Search (Antigua News Room) could not be opened again to check its quotations (The browser page answered HTTP 403); what it says is as the AI read it.