Bahamian law enforcement officers arrested two Bahamian men in their mid-to-late 30s after finding suspected marijuana on a go-fast vessel at a marina in the Lucaya area of Grand Bahama.[1] The discovery was made around noon on Wednesday 26 February 2025.[1] The two men, aged 35 and 38, were taken into custody and were assisting police with their investigations.[1]

Chief Superintendent Will Hart, officer in charge of Criminal Management in the Northern Bahamas, said officers received information shortly after noon that a speedboat was being fuelled near a Lucaya marina.[1] Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit and Bahamas Customs responded and intercepted the vessel.[1] Hart said the officers boarded and searched the vessel and found a large quantity of suspected marijuana weighing an estimated 500-plus pounds, with a street value of $1.5 million.[1]

The headline value of $1.5 million was described in the article’s summary as over $1 million.[1]