Officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit in Grand Bahama, acting on a search warrant, searched a residence on Peridot Place in Coral Gardens shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.[1] Nothing illegal was reported found inside the home.[1] Officers then searched an abandoned building across the street, where they found and confiscated suspected hydroponic marijuana.[1] No arrests were made in connection with the seizure.[1] The seized marijuana weighed about 1 lb. 2 oz. (about 0.47 kg), with an estimated street value of $2,320.[1] Police said investigations were continuing.[1]
1 lb of suspected hydroponic marijuana seized in Coral Gardens raid
Drug Enforcement Unit officers in Grand Bahama searched a Coral Gardens residence on May 6, 2026 and found nothing illegal inside, but then seized about 1 lb. 2 oz. of suspected hydroponic marijuana from an abandoned building across the street, valued at $2,320. No arrests were made.
🇧🇸 Coral Gardens, Grand Bahama, Bahamas
- Cannabis
- 467.5 g
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Cannabis
- 467.5 g
- Value (official estimate)
- BSD 2,320
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis (467.5 g)
Sources
- Eye Witness Newsewnews.comSuspected hydroponic marijuana worth $2,320 confiscated in Coral Gardens raid
Open questions the AI reported
- The $2,320 figure is the police estimate of street value; local reporting uses the $ sign without stating the currency.
- The article gives no charge, court date or outcome, and says investigations were continuing.
- The seized marijuana is described only as suspected; no laboratory confirmation was published.
- Only one source (Eye Witness News's preliminary statement) was opened; a second independent outlet reporting on this specific event was not found.
- The article does not describe how the marijuana was found inside the abandoned building (e.g., whether it was planted or stored as product).
