A group of swimmers saw a bale bobbing in the waters off Half Moon Bay on Saturday 16 July 2016 and notified police.[1] The Anti-Drug Unit of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force said it seized the bale, which officers described as containing a large quantity of hashish.[2] The police statement said the bale contained a number of compressed packages.[1] The force called this its first seizure of this quantity of hashish.[1] It described hashish, also called hash, as a very potent extract from the cannabis plant.[1]

Commissioner Ian M. Queeley thanked the people who contacted police.[1] Queeley said “it is this type of cooperation and partnership that will help to reduce crime in our federation.”[1] He urged citizens and residents to report any criminal activity they might be aware of.[1] The force directed people with information to any police station in the federation or Crime Stoppers, an anonymous hotline.[1] Police said the investigation into the find was ongoing.[1]