Businessman charged over 101.85 kg of marijuana imported into Barbados
A 36-year-old St James businessman was charged with importing 101.85 kilogrammes of marijuana into Barbados on December 30, 2021, a shipment police valued at $814 800 on the street. He was granted $100 000 bail with two sureties and ordered back to court on February 15, 2022.
🇧🇧 District 'A' Magistrates' Court, Bridgetown, St Michael, Barbados
A 36-year-old Prior Park, St James businessman appeared in a Bridgetown
magistrates’ court accused of importing more than $800 000 worth of marijuana
into Barbados in December 2021.[1]He was also charged with possession,
possession with intent to supply and trafficking of 101.85 kilogrammes of the
drug, which had an estimated street value of $814 800, on December 30, 2021.[1]
He was not required to plead to the indictable charges.[1]There were no
objections to bail, which Magistrate Manila Renee set at $100 000, secured with
two sureties.[1]As a bail condition he must report to the District ‘D’ Police
Station every Friday by 6 p.m. with valid identification, and he was ordered to
surrender his travel documents to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court.[1]His
next court appearance was set for February 15.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Cannabis
101.85 kg
Value (official estimate)
BBD 814,800
Agency type
Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (101.85 kg)
Activity
Smuggling, Possession, Sale, Trafficking
Charges
importing marijuana; possession of marijuana; possession with intent to supply; trafficking in marijuana
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