Four arrested after ganja found in cargo at CBC transit warehouse
Four men were arrested after Customs and Border Control officers, assisted by police, found a “significant amount” of ganja in a pallet of imported cargo at the CBC transit warehouse in George Town, Grand Cayman. Three were held on suspicion of importing ganja, and a fourth over CBC revenue-related offences and the same suspicion; all were bailed while investigations continued.
🇰🇾 CBC transit warehouse, Owen Roberts Drive, George Town, Grand Cayman · Cayman Islands
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Customs and Border Control (CBC), Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS)
Four men were arrested after Customs and Border Control officers, assisted by
police, found ganja in a consignment at the CBC transit warehouse on Owen
Roberts Drive in George Town.[1]Three of the men, aged 23 and 52 from George
Town and 27 from West Bay, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned with
the importation of ganja.[2]A fourth man, aged 30 and from George Town, was
arrested over CBC revenue-related offences and on suspicion of being concerned
in the importation of ganja.[3]All four were on bail while the investigation
continued.[1]
The operation began when CBC officers secured cargo of interest that had been
imported on Wednesday, 6 July.[2]A CBC K-9 indicated a particular pallet, and
officers who inspected it found several large packages of ganja, each containing
smaller packets.[2]The suspected drugs were seized and secured at the
warehouse.[2]Police described the amount as “a significant amount” and did
not reveal its weight or value.[4]
The RCIPS described the material as “vegetable matter resembling ganja”.[2]
Photos and video
Ganja seized during the joint CBC and RCIPS operation, in the RCIPS photo published with its statement. Photo: Royal Cayman Islands Police ServicePhoto details
Coast Guard officers intercepted a boat off Grand Cayman's south coast on 29 May 2026 and found 505 pounds of ganja, 10 kilograms of cocaine and an unlicensed firearm. Two men aged 44 and 22 were charged on 14 July and remanded in custody.
Customs and Border Control officers found over 30 pounds (about 13.6 kg) of ganja in packages concealed in a shipment of imported goods on Grand Cayman. Three people were arrested, and the service said the investigation remains active.
Senior HMP Northward officer Derron Watson was arrested in February 2024 accused of smuggling ganja into the prison and was charged with misconduct and drug supply. He pleaded not guilty and in May 2025 a Grand Court jury acquitted him after he said armed men coerced him into carrying 55 grams of ganja.
Police found two Jamaican men, aged 33 and 59, aboard a drug canoe drifting about 50 miles east of Grand Cayman on 25 July 2019 and seized roughly 1,000 pounds of ganja valued at over CI$1 million. Rovan Johnson and Albert Campbell were charged with possession of ganja intended for importation and remanded in custody until 19 August.
