Three arrested as St Andrew raids net ganja and offensive weapons
Jamaican police arrested two men and a woman during a six-hour series of raids in Highlight View and Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, seizing marijuana worth about $500,000 and what they called an assortment of offensive weapons. The operation targeted suspected extortionists and gang members in the illicit drugs-for-guns trade.
🇯🇲 Highlight View and Half-Way Tree, St Andrew · Jamaica
Police arrested two men and a woman during a series of raids in St Andrew on
Friday 2 October 2026, seizing marijuana worth about $500,000 and what the force
described as an assortment of offensive weapons.[1]The seizures were made in
the Highlight View community and the Half-Way Tree business district.[1]
Between 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., a police team carried out snap raids targeting
suspected extortionists and gang members operating in the areas.[1]Several
premises were searched, and the marijuana and weapons were found during those
searches.[1]The police withheld the identities of the three people arrested
pending further investigation.[1]
The force said the operation formed part of its efforts to disrupt criminal
networks involved in extortion, gang activity and the illicit drugs-for-guns
trade.[1]It did not give the weight of the marijuana, describe the weapons,
announce charges or give a court date.[1]
Photos and video
Ganja seized by the police during an operation in St Andrew on 2 October 2026, in a photograph the Gleaner credits to a contributor.Photo details
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