American fined BDS$13,000 over 3.3 kg cannabis
A 51-year-old American woman was arrested for importing 3.3 kg of cannabis worth BDS$52,800 on 13 October 2026. She pleaded guilty to importation, possession, trafficking and intent to supply at the District 'B' court on 14 October and was fined BDS$13,000 forthwith or nine months in prison.
🇧🇧 Barbados
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 3.3 kg
The Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit arrested and charged 51-year-old
American national Tykeesha Genen Scott-Dickens of Rosedale, New York, with
importation, possession and trafficking of cannabis and intent to supply, for
offences committed on 13 October 2026.[1]
The suspected cannabis weighed 3.3 kilogrammes with an estimated street value of
BDS$52,800.[1] Scott-Dickens appeared before Magistrate Keitha Ellis in the
District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court on 14 October, pleaded guilty to the offences,
and was fined BDS$13,000 payable forthwith, or nine months’ imprisonment at Dodds
Prison.[1]
Sources
- American charged with several cannabis-related offences. Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, 14 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- Only CBC has published this case; no second outlet has been found.
- The interception point (airport, port or elsewhere) was not stated.
- Whether the fine was paid or the prison alternative took effect is unknown.