Jamaican man held after 715 lb of marijuana, 26,500 gummies found on I-22
A Pontotoc County sheriff's deputy stopped a Jamaican national on Interstate 22 near Sherman, Mississippi, and found more than 715 pounds of marijuana and over 26,500 marijuana-infused gummies. The man, who authorities said lived in Nevada on a work visa, was arrested for trafficking a controlled substance in a shipment police valued at $2 million.
🇺🇸 Near Sherman, Pontotoc County, Mississippi · Mississippi, United States
A Jamaican national was arrested after a Pontotoc County sheriff’s deputy
stopped his vehicle on Interstate 22 in Mississippi and found more than a
thousand pounds of marijuana and marijuana gummies.[1]The stop happened
during the daytime on Sunday, 23 February 2025, near Sherman in Pontotoc County,
and was carried out by the sheriff’s office criminal investigation division’s
narcotics unit.[2]
Officers seized more than 715 pounds of marijuana, or about 324 kg.[1][3]They
also seized over 26,500 marijuana-infused gummies, which together weighed 440
pounds, about 200 kg.[1]
Jermaine Barrett, reportedly a Jamaican national living in Nevada on a work
visa, was arrested for trafficking a controlled substance.[1]Police estimated
the value of the drugs at $2 million.[1][3]
Investigators believed the drugs were being moved from California to North
Carolina.[1][3]The sheriff’s department announced the seizure on Monday 24
February and gave no further information at the time.[2]No additional
information had been released by the sheriff’s department when the reports were
published.[1][3]
Photos and video
Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department photos of the seized marijuana and marijuana-infused gummies published with the report on the traffic stop. Photo: Pontotoc County Sheriff's DepartmentPhoto details
The individual gummy count of over 26,500 is reported alongside the 440-pound combined gummy weight; no cannabis-only weight for the gummies is given.
No charge sheet or court record was published; the sources report only an arrest for trafficking a controlled substance and give no later court outcome.
The SuperTalk report is dated 24 February 2025 while WLOX says the stop occurred on Sunday 23 February; 23 February is used as the incident date and 24 February as the announcement date.
The exact roadside stop location is given only as near Sherman on Interstate 22; the coordinates are for Sherman.
No count of plants, no cultivation site and no other people involved were reported.
A man was arrested at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in Texas after a K-9 alert led to the discovery of marijuana and three firearms, one reported stolen. The driver, held on an active warrant, was turned over to local authorities for extradition.
Passenger Jamaal Parker was arrested on November 10, 2026, after a wrong-way vehicle pursuit ended in a crash in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Sheriff's deputies reported finding 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms) of concentrated marijuana (THC) valued at over $13,000 and two loaded handguns in his backpack.
Patrick Wayne Gaylor, 40, was arrested on Maple Avenue near East 6th Street in Rome, Georgia, after police stopped his vehicle over an improperly restrained five-year-old child and found marijuana. He was charged with marijuana possession, a child safety restraint violation, and a parole violation.
Palo Alto County sheriff's deputies arrested 37-year-old Baley Dietrich and 18-year-old Landen Dietrich, both of Graettinger, after a disturbance call on the morning of 9 November 2026. Both were charged with first-offense marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia and were booked into the Palo Alto County Jail to await initial appearances.
