Two arrested after 2.5 pounds of suspected marijuana found in box at Freeport Harbour
Bahamian Drug Enforcement Unit, Bahamas Customs and K-9 officers acting on a tip searched Freeport Harbour on 29 June 2023, found a box of 2.5 pounds (1.13 kg) of suspected marijuana and arrested two men aged 61 and 59. Police estimated the street value at $2,500.
🇧🇸 Freeport Harbour, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas
Bahamian law enforcement officials arrested two men in Grand Bahama after the
discovery of suspected marijuana.[1]The two men, a 61-year-old Freeport
resident and a 59-year-old male resident of Andros, were in custody assisting
police in their investigations.[1]
Shortly before 3pm on Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Unit, Bahamas Customs and
the K9 unit carried out a joint operation at Freeport Harbour.[1]Acting on a
tip, officers went to the harbour, where the K-9 unit was deployed and alerted
officials to a box during searches of the premises.[1]A man was seen
collecting the box and getting into a silver Nissan van, which officers
intercepted.[1]The box contained 2.5 pounds of suspected marijuana, which
police estimated had a street value of $2,500.[1]
Investigations into the matter were continuing.[1]
Case data
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The article gives no separate date for the operation; 29 June 2023 is taken from its report of events 'shortly before 3pm on Thursday' and The Tribune's publication of 30 June 2023.
The street weight is reported as 2.5 pounds; 1.13 kg is a conversion, and no laboratory confirmation of the cannabis was reported.
No charges or court outcome were reported and the two men were not named.
Only one account of the event could be opened; no separate police statement or second outlet was found.
The $2,500 figure is the police estimate of street value and is recorded in Bahamian dollars, as local reporting uses the $ sign.
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