Record 8,700-pound ganja bust in Manchester; four arrested
Police seized about 8,700 pounds (3,946 kg) of compressed ganja worth an estimated JMD 35 million at two premises in Spur Tree, Manchester, on 4 May 2020, the biggest ganja bust in Jamaica's history. Three men and a woman were detained and a motor vehicle was seized.
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Narcotics Division and the Manchester police raided two premises in Spur Tree, Manchester, at about 8:45 pm on Monday 4 May 2020.[1][2]The raid was described as the biggest ganja bust in Jamaica’s history.[1][2]
Officers seized about 8,700 pounds (about 3,946 kg) of compressed ganja with an estimated street value of $35 million.[1][2]Four suspects, three men and a woman, were detained pending further investigation, and a motor vehicle on the premises was also seized.[2]Arrests were made but the suspects’ identities were not released.[1][2]
Case data
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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.
