Canada cricket captain held with 20 lb of cannabis at Barbados airport
Canada cricket captain Nicholas Kirton was detained at Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados with about 20 pounds of cannabis and charged with importation, trafficking, supply and possession. He pleaded not guilty, was granted bail with a 2 June court date, while Cricket Canada said it was monitoring the case.
Nicholas Kirton is the captain of Canada’s national cricket team.[1]Police
detained Kirton on landing in Barbados on Sunday.[1]He was taken into custody
after arriving at Grantley Adams International Airport.[2]He was charged with
possession, trafficking, importation and intent to supply cannabis.[1]Kirton
pleaded not guilty to the drug-related charges in a Barbados court.[1]He
appeared in court on Friday morning and was granted bail.[1]The court ordered
him to return to Barbados for a hearing on 2 June.[1]
The investigation related to 20 pounds (about 9.07 kg) of cannabis.[2]The
cannabis was estimated to be worth around BDS$71,000.[3]
Cricket Canada said it was actively monitoring the situation and closely
following developments.[1]Canada’s national men’s team was preparing for the
North America Cup starting on 18 April in the Cayman Islands.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
9.07 kg
Value (official estimate)
BBD 71,000
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (9.07 kg)
Activity
Smuggling, Trafficking, Possession, Sale
Setting
Airport
Charge
possession, trafficking, importation and intent to supply cannabis
No source gives a calendar date for the landing and detention; Sunday 30 March 2025 is inferred from the Sunday detention and the 2-5 April publication dates, and 4 April 2025 is inferred for the Friday court appearance.
The weight is reported only as 20 pounds or almost 20 pounds, so the 9.07 kg figure is a conversion of an approximate amount.
The submitted source gives no bail amount, while CMC accounts report bail of BDS$100,000; the amount is not recorded as a figure.
The Caribbean Times account of 13 April says Kirton appeared in court last Thursday, while the submitted source says he appeared on Friday morning; the report follows the submitted source.
No court outcome after the 2 June hearing was reported in the opened sources.
Natalie Jacinta Boyce, 43, pleaded not guilty in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court to four cannabis charges involving about 15.2 kg of suspected cannabis. She was granted $45,000 bail and ordered to return to court on 23 February 2027.
The Narcotics Unit charged three men — a 45-year-old Trinidadian, a 53-year-old St Michael resident and a 54-year-old Guyanese — with possession, trafficking and intent to supply after seizing 43.3 kg of cannabis worth $866,000 on 23 August 2026. The Trinidadian faces added illegal-entry charges; one man got $200,000 bail, two were remanded.
An 18-year-old woman from Lammings, St Joseph, was arrested and charged with possession, trafficking, intent to supply and importation of cannabis over a December 5, 2025 incident. Police put the suspected cannabis at 22.80 kg with an estimated street value of $182,400, and she was due in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court on December 8.
Barbados police charged St Vincent musician Dennis Lawrence Parsons, 35, with possessing, trafficking and importing 49 pounds (about 22 kg) of cannabis found in a shipment of coconuts from St Vincent. A woman detained with him was released, and he appeared at the District A Court in Bridgetown the day after his arrest.
