Two arrested over firearm and hydroponic marijuana on Quakoo Street
Bahamas police officers assigned to Operation Black Scorpion searched a residence on Quakoo Street in Nassau shortly after 2 p.m. on 20 May 2026 and arrested a 29-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man. Police said they recovered an illegal firearm and suspected hydroponic marijuana, valued at more than $7,900 in all.
A 29-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man were arrested after a police operation
on Quakoo Street in Nassau seized an illegal firearm and suspected hydroponic
marijuana.[1]Officers assigned to Operation Black Scorpion executed a search
warrant shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday 20 May 2026.[1]Inside a residence,
officers reportedly found an illegal firearm and a small quantity of suspected
hydroponic marijuana.[1]
Police also detected a strong smell of suspected marijuana from a nearby
abandoned house, where more suspected hydroponic marijuana was allegedly
concealed inside a vent.[1]The suspected drugs recovered carried an estimated
combined street value exceeding $7,900, police said.[1]The Drug Enforcement
Unit said its investigations were continuing.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Value (official estimate)
BSD 7,900
Agencies
Operation Black Scorpion; Drug Enforcement Unit
Agency type
Police, Anti-narcotics agency
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (0 kg)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Home
Grown
Indoor
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
New Providence
Sources
Eye Witness Newsewnews.comTwo arrested after police recover illegal firearm and suspected marijuana during search operation
Open questions the AI reported
Police gave no weight, plant count or area for the suspected hydroponic marijuana, only that it was a small quantity at the residence plus an additional amount in the abandoned house, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The $7,900 is a police street-value estimate given as a combined figure for all the suspected drugs recovered; the article does not state the currency, taken here as Bahamian dollars.
The cannabis is described as suspected hydroponic marijuana, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
The two people arrested were identified only by age and sex; no names were released.
The article gives no charge, court date or outcome, and does not say whether anyone was detained over the abandoned house.
The article does not specify the full date beyond the word Wednesday; 20 May 2026 is taken from announcements of the same police report circulated on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
The only opened account is the Eye Witness News report of the police preliminary statement; the Royal Bahamas Police Force daily crime report page for the incident could not be opened.
Nassau police Drug Enforcement Unit officers searched a St. James Road residence off Kemp Road shortly after 3 p.m. on 5 November 2026 and arrested a 54-year-old man. They seized about 71.1 pounds (32.25 kg) of suspected hydroponic marijuana, which police valued at $142,000.
Bahamas police Drug Enforcement Unit officers searched a Scott Street residence in Grand Bahama shortly after 9:40 pm on 7 August 2026, found about 1.3 pounds (0.59 kg) of suspected hydroponic marijuana and $3,295 in cash, and arrested three men aged 24, 25 and 26. Police valued the cannabis at $2,060.
Five people, among them a serving Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer, were arrested after Bahamas police searched a home on Trinidad Avenue in Nassau on a Sunday morning and found an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and 3.2 pounds (about 1.45 kg) of suspected marijuana. Police valued the marijuana at $3,225.
Bahamas police Drug Enforcement Unit officers searched a home on Sun Glow Drive in Colony Village, Nassau, late on 24 June 2026 and arrested four people aged 20 to 46. Police said they found packaged suspected hydroponic marijuana in a bedroom and kitchen weighing about one pound, with a street value of $2,000.