110 pounds of ganja found in seven knitted bags in Coker district, St Elizabeth
St Elizabeth police searching an abandoned premises in Coker district found seven knitted bags holding about 110 pounds (50 kilograms) of ganja. No one was arrested, and police put the street value of the drug at J$500,000.
St Elizabeth police seizedganja in an early-morning operation in Coker
district, St Elizabeth, when officers from the Siloah police searched an
abandoned premises.[1]Officers found seven knitted bags holding ganja that
weighed about 110 pounds (50 kilograms).[1]The Star gave the same weight as
approximately 110 pounds, or 50 kilograms.[2]No one was arrested in
connection with the find.[1]
Police put the street value of the ganja at J$500,000.[1]The Star reported
that investigations were continuing.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Both accounts reproduce the same Siloah police statement, so they are not independent reporting.
The Observer's 'today' and the Star's 'yesterday' both point to 24 February 2015, but neither gives the date of the search independently of publication.
The weight is stated as approximately 110 pounds, not an exact measurement; 50 kilograms is the Star's own conversion.
The police did not say who owned or used the abandoned premises, where the ganja was meant to go, or whether anyone was later sought.
The Observer picture is labelled only 'File photo' and is not confirmed to show this seizure, so it is not listed as media.
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.
