Police stopped a bus on the Hall main road in Barbary Hall, St Elizabeth, on the night of 28 January 2019 and found 38 knitted bags holding 2,000 lb (907 kg) of compressed ganja, valued at about $8 million. The driver, the bus's sole occupant, was taken into custody.
🇯🇲 Hall main road, Barbary Hall, St Elizabeth · Jamaica
A police team conducting an operation on the Hall main road in the Barbary Hall district signalled the driver of a bus to stop at about 7 o’clock on Monday night, 28 January 2019.[1] The driver, the bus’s sole occupant, complied, and a search found 38 knitted bags containing rectangular parcels of compressed ganja inside the vehicle.[1]
Police put the haul at 2,000 lb (about 907 kg), with an estimated street value of $8 million.[1] A man remains in custody in connection with the seizure.[1]
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