US woman charged after 78 pounds of cannabis found in luggage at Grenada airport
Royal Grenada Police found 78 pounds of cannabis in Malikah Bailey's luggage at Maurice Bishop International Airport on 23 August 2026. The 45-year-old US citizen was charged with trafficking, remanded and scheduled to return to court on 3 September 2026.
Police searched the luggage of Malikah Bailey, a 45-year-old US businesswoman, when she arrived at Maurice Bishop International Airport on Sunday 23 August 2026 and found 78 pounds of cannabis.[1][2]
Officers arrested her and laid a charge of trafficking in a controlled drug.[2]The load was estimated at EC$702,000 street value.[1][2]
Bailey appeared at St George’s No. 1 Magistrate’s Court on 25 August 2026, was remanded to His Majesty’s Prison and was due back in court on 3 September 2026.[1][2]
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