450 lb of ganja seized in Lititz, St Elizabeth; no arrests
Narcotics police seized about 450 pounds of ganja from an unfinished section of a house in Lititz, St Elizabeth on 14 October 2016. Police valued the drug at about $2.1 million and reported no arrests.
Narcotics police conducting operations in Lititz, St Elizabeth searched a
dwelling house at about 10:00 pm on 14 October 2016.[1]Officers found
approximately 450 pounds of ganja in an unfinished section of the house.[1]No
arrest was made in connection with the seizure.[1]
Police put the estimated street value of the seized ganja at approximately $2.1
million.[1]The Jamaica Gleaner corroborated that close to 450 pounds of ganja
worth $2.1 million was seized in Lititz the previous evening and that no one was
arrested.[2]
The Gleaner likewise reported that the drugs were found in an unfinished section
of a house and that no one was arrested.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Police and the JDF Coast Guard seized over 2,000 pounds of ganja from a canoe near Alligator Pond, St Elizabeth on March 3. Four men on board were charged with possession, dealing, trafficking and export-related ganja offences.
The Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard intercepted a vessel southwest of Long Bay Beach, Manchester, seizing over 2,286 pounds of marijuana valued at about $45 million. Four people were detained and handed over with the drugs to the police narcotics division for processing.
Police intercepted two cars on the Pamphret main road in St Thomas on September 26, 2025, seizing 1,600 pounds of compressed ganja in 33 bags. Two men were arrested and charged with possession, dealing, export-preparation and trafficking offences.
Three men are being prosecuted over 1,890 pounds (about 857 kg) of compressed ganja that police said they were taking to a Jamaican port on 15 August 2025. Two were granted $1 million bail, the third stayed in lockup, and the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court set 6 January 2026 for case management.
