Teen charged over 22.8 kg cannabis haul worth $182,400 in St Joseph
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.
Police arrested and formally charged 18-year-old Ocean Maat Lolita Hinds of
Lammings, St Joseph, over offences alleged to have been committed on Friday,
December 5, 2025.[1]The Barbados Police Service said its Narcotics Unit made
the arrest and brought the charges.[2]
Police put the suspected cannabis at 22.80 kilograms, with an estimated street
value of $182,400.[1]The CBC account states the street value as $182,400.00
in Barbados currency.[2]
Hinds was scheduled to appear in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court on Monday,
December 8, 2025.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
22.8 kg
Value (official estimate)
BBD 182,400
Agency
Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (22.8 kg)
Activity
Possession, Trafficking, Smuggling
Charges
possession of cannabis; trafficking of cannabis; intent to supply cannabis; importation of cannabis
No plea, bail decision or later court outcome has been reported; the report covers the charge stage only.
The reports give no detail of where or how the suspected cannabis was seized, whether the importation involved a border crossing, or what evidence underlies the trafficking and supply charges.
Dollar amounts are recorded as Barbadian dollars, as CBC states (Bds) and as is standard in Barbados reporting, though Barbados Today writes only $182,400.
The 22.80 kg figure is the police's estimated total weight of suspected cannabis, not a confirmed laboratory result.
CBC published on December 7, 2025 and updated on December 8; both accounts reproduce the same police statement, so they are not independent reporting.
The police service's own statement on its website could not be opened, and the Starcom Network account of the case was blocked.
The CBC lead photo is an image of the named accused, so no photo of the seizure is listed as media for this event.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Barbados Today: Hinds was charged with possession of cannabis, trafficking of cannabis, intent to supply cannabis and importation of cannabis.
Left out case stage, as its quotation was not found in Barbados Today.
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