Port officer arrested over 11.3 kg of cannabis in a barrel at Woodbridge Bay
Police arrested port officer Alistair Bert Riviere-Alfred at Woodbridge Bay on 18 August 2026 after a barrel from Canada held 11,311 g of cannabis; another 88 g was found at his home. He was charged, pleaded not guilty and was granted EC$40,000 bail on 21 August 2026.
Police acting on a tip waited at Woodbridge Bay Port when port officer Alistair Bert Riviere-Alfred of Madrelle, Loubiere, came to clear a barrel that had arrived from Canada.[1][2]They arrested him on 18 August 2026 and seized11,311 g of cured marijuana inside the barrel, valued at about EC$30,000.[1]
Dominica News Online said he was charged with two counts of cannabis possession after the barrel find and after police searched his residence.[3][2]At the Roseau Magistrate’s Court on 21 August 2026 he pleaded not guilty to possessing the 11,311 g from the port and 88 g from his home, elected summary trial and was granted EC$40,000 bail with his mother as surety, reporting to Roseau Police Station weekly.[4][2]The matter was adjourned to 5 October 2026 for case management.[4]
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Nature Isle's first report gave an EC$30,000 value for the barrel cannabis only; a later report put the combined seizure near EC$50,000 once the home quantity was included.
The court adjourned for case management on 5 October 2026; no trial outcome has been reported.
DOM767 republished the arrest without naming the suspect on 19 August; these reports rely on Nature Isle and Dominica News Online.
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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.
Arrested 3Charged 3Plants destroyed 2,184Cannabis 2.774 kg
