Two men arrested after cocaine found on Parham fishing vessel
On 26 May 2023, Antigua police intercepted a fishing vessel at Parham wharf and arrested two men found in possession of 10.9 pounds of cocaine aboard; a search of their homes found one pound of cannabis at the Golden Grove man's home. Both men were charged for the drugs.
A 59-year-old Golden Grove man and a 29-year-old man of Nut Grove were arrested
by the police after being found in possession of 10.9 pounds of cocaine and one
pound of cannabis.[1]Around 1:00 am on Friday 26 May, the police intercepted
a fishing vessel occupied by both men at Parham wharf during a drug operation.[1]The vessel was searched and 10.9 pounds of cocaine were found aboard; the
vessel was seized and the men were taken into custody.[1]
Search warrants were also executed on their properties, and one pound of
cannabis was found at the home of the Golden Grove man.[1]The fishing vessel,
occupied by both men, was intercepted at Parham wharf during a drug operation,
and the vessel was seized.[1]
In a later court account, both men on the boat, named Cleveland Telemaque and
Elni Barnarld, were taken to the police station and subsequently charged for the
drugs that weighed 10.9 pounds in total.[2]
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A separate joint exercise at Deep Water Harbour on the same day found 56 pounds of marijuana, a distinct seizure not counted here.
The later court account names one co-accused as 29 years old, which is inconsistent with the arrest account's age of the Nut Grove man; the men's ages and final court outcomes are not fully resolved here.
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