500 pounds of ganja seized in St Elizabeth; Slipe farmer charged
Jamaica Constabulary Force detectives seized over 500 pounds of ganja in Slipe and Clandestine districts, St Elizabeth on 31 January 2024, part of it in a house and part in bushes. Alton McPherson, a 38-year-old farmer from Slipe, was arrested and charged with possession of and dealing in ganja.
🇯🇲 Slipe and Clandestine districts, St Elizabeth · Jamaica
Detectives from the Area 3 Narcotics Division seized over 500 pounds of ganja in
Slipe and Clandestine districts, St Elizabeth, on Wednesday 31 January 2024.[1]At about midday, lawmen searched the two districts.[1]In Slipe, part of
the ganja was found in a house occupied by a man, and the other part was later
found in bushes in Clandestine.[1]
A 38-year-old farmer of Slipe district, Alton McPherson, was arrested after a
question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney.[1]McPherson was
charged with possession of and dealing in ganja.[1]His court date had not
been finalised.[1]
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.
