Two arrested after 2,576 pounds of cannabis seized off Andros
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a go-fast boat 38 nautical miles southwest of Mars Bay, Andros, on 4 May 2026 and seized 2,576 pounds (1,168 kg) of hydroponic cannabis. Two Bahamian men, aged 37 and 53, were arrested and police estimated the haul at $6.4 million.
🇧🇸 38 nautical miles southwest of Mars Bay, Andros · Bahamas
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force intercepted a go-fast boat 38 nautical miles southwest of Mars Bay,
Andros, early on 4 May 2026 and seized2,576 pounds (about 1,168 kg) of suspected hydroponic
cannabis.[1]The operation also involved the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the U.S. Coast Guard and
Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos, and police put the street value at $6.4 million.[1]
The interception
A U.S. air asset alerted the defence force at 7 p.m. on 3 May to a suspected narcotics vessel 11
miles west of Duncan Town, Ragged Island.[1]The vessel was spotted at 12:45 a.m., and after a
chase of about an hour the crew launched a sea boat and fired warning shots to stop it, Lieutenant
Darius Adams said.[2]It was interdicted at 1:57 a.m., 38 nautical miles southwest of Mars Bay.[1]
Two Bahamian men, aged 37 and 53, were on board; both were taken into custody and brought to New
Providence.[1][2]The Tribune reported 66 bales of suspected hydroponic cannabis.[2]Officers
suspected the drug was bound for New Providence but could not confirm where it came from.[2]
Case data
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Bahamian Drug Enforcement Unit and Customs officers intercepted a 25-28ft go-fast vessel at a marina in the Lucaya area of Grand Bahama around noon on 26 February 2025 and found about 500 pounds of suspected marijuana. Two Bahamian men from New Providence, aged 35 and 38, were arrested, and police estimated the street value at $1.5 million.
Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force officers seized cannabis sativa worth an estimated US$2.83 million in two interceptions of migrant vessels at Bird Rock and Jones Cay on Providenciales on 16 and 17 August 2024. Fifty-six migrants were detained in the two cannabis-related landings, and police said the investigation was continuing.
Officers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Bahamas Customs and the Department of Immigration seized suspected marijuana worth an estimated $131,000 at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau on 26 October 2023. The drugs, packed in vacuum-sealed bags, had been hidden inside three boxes of furniture shipped through a local courier company, and no arrests were made.
Police in Nassau seized 13 bags of suspected marijuana from a home on Fire Trail Road East around 7 a.m. on 10 March 2021 and detained five men and two women. The Drug Enforcement Unit and K-9 unit carried out the search on police intelligence; no charges were reported.
