Woman charged after pistol and pound of ganja seized at Falmouth meeting
Police in Falmouth, Trelawny, arrested a 33-year-old woman at a People's National Party meeting and seized a 9mm pistol with ten rounds and about one pound of ganja from her handbag. She was charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and with possession of and dealing in ganja, and was due in the Western Regional Gun Court on 26 June 2018.
Police arrested a 33-year-old woman at a People’s National Party meeting in
Falmouth, Trelawny, on Sunday 17 June 2018.[1]She was about to enter the
meeting when officers asked to search her handbag; she handed it over and ran,
and police chased and caught her.[1]The bag contained a 9mm pistol with a
magazine holding ten rounds and about one pound (0.45 kg) of ganja, the Falmouth
police said.[2]The Jamaica Star reported that the incident happened at the
entrance to the Falmouth All-Age School.[3]The Jamaica Observer, which
published the first police account, said she was at a public event at about 7:30
pm.[2]
She was questioned in the presence of her lawyer on Tuesday evening and charged
with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, and with possession of and
dealing in ganja.[1]She was due to make her first appearance in the Western
Regional Gun Court on 26 June 2018.[4]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
453.6 g
Agency
Falmouth Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (453.6 g)
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Street or public place
Charges
illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition; possession of ganja; dealing in ganja
Case stage
Charged
Region
Trelawny
Sources
McKoysNewsmckoysnews.comFemale Caught with Illegal Firearm and Ganja at PNP Meeting in Trelawny has been Charged
McKoysNewsmckoysnews.comFemale Caught with Illegal Firearm and Ganja at PNP Meeting in Trelawny to Appear in Court this Tuesday
Open questions the AI reported
The Jamaica Star's lead says the woman was held 'last Saturday', while its body says 'two Sundays ago' and McKoysNews says Sunday 17 June; the report uses 17 June.
McKoysNews says the woman was 'arrested and charged' on Sunday 17 June in one sentence but questioned and charged on Tuesday evening in another; the charge date is not clear.
Only the Jamaica Observer gives a weight for the ganja, approximately one pound; the other accounts describe a parcel or quantity without a figure.
No value estimate for the ganja was published.
The reports do not say whether the woman entered a plea, was granted bail, or what happened to the charges after her first court appearance.
The reports do not say how the woman obtained the pistol or the ganja.
The Jamaica Observer describes the venue only as a public event; later accounts identify it as a PNP meeting at the Falmouth All-Age School, and the report follows the later accounts.
Airport personnel at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston found two pounds (about 0.91 kg) of vegetable matter resembling ganja in the suitcase of a 20-year-old Canadian passenger on 5 October 2025. He was arrested and later charged with possession, dealing and taking steps preparatory to exporting ganja, and a court date was being finalised.
A St Catherine parish court sentenced fisherman Gaffi Daley to a concurrent total of 16 months at hard labour and a J$800,000 fine or six months more after police stopped his car in Portmore with 490 pounds of compressed ganja on 3 June 2018. Police had described him as a major player in the drugs-for-guns trade.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 222.26 kgPrison 16 months at hard labour, concurrent
A 32-year-old Barbadian was held at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on 17 January 2017 when a check found about 6.3 pounds (2.86 kg) of ganja in his luggage as he checked in for a flight to Barbados. Police said he would be charged with possession, dealing and export-preparation offences.
Police at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston seized more than 156 pounds of ganja in four checks on 9 December 2013 and arrested seven people. The ganja was found in a false luggage compartment, hidden among yams in a truck, in checked baggage and in a cheese tin.
