About 1,200 pounds of compressed ganja seized from a vehicle in Rio Nuevo
Police found 37 bags of compressed ganja, weighing about 1,200 pounds, in a Nissan Caravan in Rio Nuevo, St Mary, during an intelligence-led operation on the night of 12 July 2025. No one was arrested in connection with the find.
🇯🇲 Rio Nuevo, St Mary, Jamaica
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Cannabis
544.31 kg
Agencies
Firearm and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID), Port Maria police
Officers of the Firearm and Narcotics Investigation Division found a Nissan
Caravan motor vehicle in Rio Nuevo, St Mary, during an intelligence-led
operation on the night of Saturday 12 July 2025.[1]The operation began at
about 10:00 pm, according to the Port Maria police.[1]
A search of the vehicle found 37 bags filled with compressed ganja weighing
about 1,200 pounds.[1]The Gleaner reported the same figures, giving the ganja
weight as 1,200 pounds in 37 bags.[2]The 1,200 pounds convert to about 544.31
kilograms.[2]Officers also seized four large barrels of gasoline from the
vehicle.[1]
No one was arrested in connection with the find.[1]The Gleaner likewise
reported that no one was arrested in relation to the discovery.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
544.31 kg
Agencies
Firearm and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID); Port Maria police
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