Three charged in Dominica after 2,336 g of ganja and 2,184 plants seized in Layou
Police in Dominica arrested and charged Ezra and Ezlee Edmond of Layou and Tony King of St. Joseph after an operation on 25 August 2013 in which 2,336 grams of cured marijuana, 438 grams of seeds and 2,184 marijuana trees were seized. The three were held on possession, possession with intent to supply and cultivation charges and were due in court on 27 August 2013.
Police arrested and charged three men in connection with a cannabis seizure in
Layou on 25 August 2013.[1]The three were Ezra Edmond and Ezlee Edmond of
Layou and Tony King of St. Joseph.[1]
During the police operation in Layou, officers seized 2,336 grams of cured
marijuana, 438 grams of marijuana seeds and 2,184 marijuana trees.[1]Online
News From Dominica republished the Dominica News Online account on 27 August
2013 under the headline ‘Three charged for marijuana’.[2]
Photos and video
Police handout photo of the three accused from left, Ezlee Edmond, Ezra Edmond and Tony King. Photo: Dominica News OnlinePhoto details
The article dates the operation to 25 August 2013 but gives no time or exact location within Layou.
No police statement, court date outcome or sentence was found; the three were due to appear in court on 27 August 2013.
It is not reported whether the 2,184 marijuana trees were taken away or destroyed, so they are recorded as plants_destroyed.
The seeds' weight of 438 grams is included in kg_seized as cannabis material by weight; the article does not say whether they were viable or counted elsewhere.
The photo's caption names the accused in the order Ezlee Edmond, Ezra Edmond and Tony King, which differs from the text's order.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Online News From Dominica: Their earlier charge sheet listed possession of cannabis, possession with intent to supply and cultivation of cannabis, and an Online News From Dominica reprint the same day carried only the possession charges.
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