Two men granted bail over 395kg cannabis in Barbados
Shawn Okeefe Bridgeman and Lenox Persid were granted $500,000 bail each in the Holetown Magistrates' Court after being charged over 395.3 kg of cannabis. Police valued the cannabis at $1,581,200, and the cases were sent to the District 'D' court for January 13.
Shawn Okeefe Bridgeman, 52, of Drax Hall Hope, St George, and Lenox Persid, 53,
of Mount Wilton, St Thomas, appeared before Magistrate Ward-Sargeant in the
Holetown Magistrates’ Court.[1]They were not required to plead to the
indictable offences.[1]Both men were granted bail of $500,000 each with one
surety.[1]Their cases were transferred to the District ‘D’ Magistrates’ Court
for Tuesday, January 13.[1]
The Barbados Police Service Serious Organised Crime Unit charged the men with
possession, trafficking and intent to supply cannabis.[1]The alleged offences
were committed on December 12, 2025.[1]Police put the suspected cannabis at
395.3 kilogrammes with an estimated street value of $1,581,200.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
2
Cannabis
395.3 kg
Value (official estimate)
BBD 1,581,200
Agency
Barbados Police Service Serious Organised Crime Unit
Agency type
Police, Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (395.3 kg)
Charges
possession of cannabis; trafficking of cannabis; intent to supply cannabis
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